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The cuttlefish brain can handle input from a variety of senses, including sight, smell, and even "sound" (in the form of pressure ...
“Cuttlefish can remember what they ate, where, and when, and use this to guide their feeding decisions in the future," said co-author Alexandra Schnell of the University of Cambridge, who ...
Get ready to be amazed by the cuttlefish, one of the ocean's most remarkable creatures. With its ability to change color and texture in the blink of an eye, this marine animal's biology defies all ...
Cuttlefish’s intelligence, reasoning, and behavior remains enigmatic, but the new research indicates that the animals have plenty more secrets to decipher.
Researchers have shown that the way cuttlefish generate their camouflage pattern is much more complex than previously believed. Cuttlefish, along with other cephalopods like octopus and squid, are ...
Cuttlefish cause their tentacles to undulate in ways that appear to carry specific meanings, at least to other cuttlefish, a new study reveals. Moreover, these messages can be conveyed not only by ...
Scientists have discovered something intriguing about cuttlefish after putting them through a “marshmallow test.” The test, which is designed for children, showed that the cuttlefish have the ...
The cuttlefish took a different route to its final pattern each time. That suggests that the animals are not learning a strategy for achieving a goal the way humans do when they learn to walk, or ...
Cuttlefish, however, have incredible control over the color and patterning of their skin. A cuttlefish’s chromatophores are directly wired to the animal’s brain, McAnulty says.
Cuttlefish may "wave" at each other with their tentacles to communicate, new research suggests.. But the study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, didn't determine what messages the arm waving ...
Cuttlefish may detect these signals with saclike sense organs called statocysts or with an array of sensory cells running along their skin, similar to the lateral line system used by fish.