Did you know the animal kingdom is full of masters of disguise? There are millions of different animal species on our planet. Each one has its own special way of surviving. Some animals are fast ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

A "bubble shield" has been installed in South Australia's Spencer gulf in an urgent bid to protect giant cuttlefish from harm caused by the deadly algal bloom. Dr Zoe Doubleday is a marine ecologist ...

Zoe Doubleday receives funding from the Australian Research Council and is affiliated with the University of South Australia. She is also a Director of the Southern Ocean Discovery Centre and Board ...

Every year off the South Australian coast, giant Australian cuttlefish come together in huge numbers to breed. They put on a technicolor display of blue, purple, green, red and gold, changing hues as ...

Every winter, giant cuttlefish gather by the thousands for a battle royale to win a mate. Every winter, off the coast of South Australia, thousands of giant cuttlefish gather for the showdown of a ...

Cuttlefish have one of the most fascinating hunting techniques in the ocean – they use hypnosis to catch their prey. In this video, we dive into how these masters of camouflage use pulsating color ...

Cuttlefish are strange animals with some strange means of communication. Now, these cephalopods have been recorded using their arms in a way that looks like they are gesturing to each other – adding a ...

A new study has suggested a species of marine animal may communicate with each other by waving. Researchers from École Normale Supérieure in France have found evidence of cuttlefish possibly ...

Researchers observed the common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) routinely wave its arms in four flashy gestures. Cuttlefish wave their expressive arms in four distinctive dancelike signals—potentially ...

Cuttlefish wave their expressive tentacles in four distinctive dancelike motions, a new study finds—possibly to communicate visually and by vibration. These marine invertebrates, which have eight ...

A cute observation in the cephalopods' behavior indicates they also react to sound waves, a notion that will soon be tested with a machine learning approach. Reading time 3 minutes Researchers just ...