Monday, August 26, 2002

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Now I am the mighty cuttlefish. Fear my wrath!

Cuttlefish are simply the coolest creature living. And highly intelligent. Last time I was in an aquarium I stood transfixed by the cuttlefish tank as they demonstrated about ten different social behaviors in five minutes, communicating with each other through body language and color changes.

Last year on a snorkeling trip off Tioman Island we witnessed a school of squid (close cuttlefish relatives) that neatly lined up for us in the open water -- I think it was 22 of them in a row, evenly spaced a meter apart. I have no idea why they did this. It was amazing though...

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