Cuttlefish Mimics Being Female To Mate | Blue Planet II | BBC Earth
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All Comments (21)
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Cuttlefished
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Little male - mating meanwhile Goliath-"They r just friends"lol
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This little male cuttlefish deserves his own romance drama series
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I love how the little male camouflaged to look like the coral and rock under him once he got to the female, trying to trick the bigger male even more.
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Goliath: "I've been tricked, backstabbed and quite likely, bamboozled"
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There's catfished and then there's cuttlefished
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Little men was lucky twice, got the girl and Goliath didn’t mate with him.
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That small male cuttlefish looks so shy omg he’s adorable
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I can't even imagine how hard it was to film an opportunity like this. cuttle fish is like a painting by an artist.....
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Cuttlefishes communicate through colour bands on their skin. Imagine being a colourblind cuttlefish and not knowing what others are saying
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Goliath be like: “Damn, he do look pretty submissive and breedable tho.”
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I love the fact that cuttlefish crossdressing is a survival tool
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"Size does not matter!!" - Sir David Attenborough, 2021.
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The intelligence of these creatures is staggering.
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"Its not all about size" What an inspiring moment of a cuttlefish
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Turns out cuttlefish also have a pretty solid idea of consent…
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I want my skin to glow when not interesting in mating.
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Probably the best 10 minutes out of hundreds of hours of dives I've spent was with 2 cuttle fish. They approached, retreated, stopped dead, sped away instantly, changed colour continually...they were beautiful and entertaining. Definitely a highlight...
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At least they are respectful to the white stripe. Not like dolphins, otters or seals 🤦♀️
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The ocean is teeming with the most fascinating and incredible creatures on this planet. I was amused that the male cuttlefish, upon seeing the white stripe along the female’s side, remained a “gentleman” and made no further “advances” to her. 😅
