Tag: chromatophores

Cuttlefish – Part one: (Distribution – Description – Ink – Changing color – Swimming) – Video

  This video was filmed in the Sea World (San Diego, USA) by the founder of this channel during January 2015. Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel)   Introduction:Cuttlefish are small to medium sized marine animals that belong to the class Cephalopoda, which also includes squids, and octopodes. Despite their name, cuttlefish are not fish but …

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Giant Pacific Octopus Enteroctopus dofleini (feeding behavior and predation)

This photo was taken on 9 June, 2012 at: Monterey Bay Aquarium, California, USA Feeding behavior: This octopus hides in its den under rocks or in a cave. By night, an octopus leaves its den to hunt after its favorite prey such as crustaceans, small crabs, scallops, abalone, snails, clams and fish. Octopuses in general when feed …

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