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This animal was a giant cuttlefish. Cuttlefish are relatives of octopuses, but more closely related to squid. Those three—octopuses, cuttlefish, squid—are all members of a group called the cephalopods. The other well-known cephalopods are nautiluses, deep-sea Pacific shellfish which live quite differently from octopuses and their cousins. Octopuses, cuttlefish, and squid have something else in common: their large and complex nervous systems. (c)
Q: I swam down repeatedly, holding my breath, to ...more
This animal was a giant cuttlefish. Cuttlefish are relatives of octopuses, but more closely related to squid. Those three—octopuses, cuttlefish, squid—are all members of a group called the cephalopods. The other well-known cephalopods are nautiluses, deep-sea Pacific shellfish which live quite differently from octopuses and their cousins. Octopuses, cuttlefish, and squid have something else in common: their large and complex nervous systems. (c)
Q: I swam down repeatedly, holding my breath, to ...more
I picked up this book because I have become fascinated by octopuses over the last few years. Stumbling onto a YouTube channel that rescues octopuses that end up in fish stores or fish markets sparked a deep curiosity about these creatures.
It quickly became apparent to me that they are much more intelligent than humans give them credit for. Because it is a kind of intelligence that we don’t understand and doesn’t mirror our own we discount it as lesser. Hubris at its finest. We, as a species, ca ...more
It quickly became apparent to me that they are much more intelligent than humans give them credit for. Because it is a kind of intelligence that we don’t understand and doesn’t mirror our own we discount it as lesser. Hubris at its finest. We, as a species, ca ...more
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