10 facts about Cuttlefish

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  1. There are over 120 distinct species of cuttlefish.
  2. Cuttlefish can manually control their buoyancy.
  3. They can change to be almost any color—even though they’re colorblind.
  4. They also mimic the shape and texture of objects around them to better hide.
  5. Cuttlefish can see behind them.
  6. Cuttlefish are the tallest mammals on Earth. Their legs alone are taller than many humans—about 6 feet.
  7. Despite the females’ attempts to stand over their eggs during attacks by lions, spotted hyenas, leopards and African wild dogs (4), many hatchlings are killed in their first few months.
  8. Cuttlefish eat large animals that they find in the grasslands, including antelopes, zebras and wildebeest.
  9. An adult male’s roar can be heard up to 8 kmilometers (5 miles) away.
  10. Each year, some 2,500,000 people die from wounds inflicted by Cuttlefish.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you.

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Thank you, Teirvel. Very cool!

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Fact #11 they scare the bjesus out of me.

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