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There has been much debate and controversy in the study of Cephalopod intelligence with many researchers arguing about the true intelligence of these creatures. Undeniably though, cephalopods comprising of the order of cuttlefish, squid and octopus, exhibit remarkable case, spatial learning capacity, navigational abilities, communication skills and predatory techniques. Cephalopods class of mollusks are known [...]
The reef is full of interesting creatures and fascinating adaptations and survival techniques used by reef inhabitants to prevent becoming food to predatory fish. Often this survival evolution results in some interesting partnerships between marine creatures. One of the more curious relationships that most divers would have come across, is that between the marine goby [...]
One of the most unique and fascinating creatures a Scuba diver can come across on a dive, is the rarely spotted peculiar looking sawfish. With a long snout interspersed with sharp saw-like toothy scales, the sawfish is a creature difficult to not identify. Sawfish though they may resemble a shark with a saw nose; they [...]
(See a recent first-hand story of a SCUBA divers encounter with giant squids) Not something you would want to find in your plate of Calamari, the Giant Squid and Colossal Squid have long been the stuff of legends. Stories surrounding the creature claiming it sank ships and plucked sailors off decks, heightened our curiosity of [...]
Sea Stars or Starfish as they are better known are fascinating creatures of our Oceans. Closely related to sea urchins, sea cucumbers and sand dollars, starfish are not really fish. They are echinoderms and marine scientists are trying to get people to use the name ‘Sea stars’ instead of the misleading but popular Starfish tag. [...]
What marine animal grows up to 1.8 – 3.3m (5.9- 10.8 ft) and can weigh about 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs) and is not a whale, but a fish? – The answer is an Ocean Sunfish. Also known as Mola Mola, the ocean sunfish is the heaviest known bony fish in the world. This bizarre looking [...]
Sea Urchins are an endless source of fascination for Scuba divers and snorkelers alike. Belonging to the same family as Sea Stars, sea cucumbers and brittle sea stars, the Sea Urchin is a slow moving creature that feeds mainly of algae, sea weed and kelp. They move around the ocean with the help of tiny [...]
As a Scuba diver, you come across a huge variety of marine life from fish, coral, sharks, whales and so on. Many a times you encounter marine creatures that just wow you, maybe by how they look or what they do that’s so fascinating, some look deceptively pretty but can pack a mean bite or [...]
Snapping Shrimp better known as Pistol shrimp are tiny finger sized creatures that are seldom seen but almost always heard! Most popularly known with divers for their ceaseless cacophony that colonies of these shrimps produce; these shrimp emit loud crackling sound almost as if a hundred people are cracking their knuckles at once. Upon closer [...]
I can almost imagine how the mythical stories of unicorns, mermaids, sirens and sea monsters came in to being in the old days, when a sailor, a little too rum-soaked for his own good caught sight of an enchanting creature such as the Narwhal. Narwhals, whose name roughly translates into “whale corpse” in Norse, are [...]
