Many people have heard of the cuttlefish but haven’t actually seen one in person – and we’re just going to say, if you haven’t seen a cuttlefish in person yet, then you’re doing yourself an injustice.

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 ...

Cuttlefish are well known for their incredible camouflaging abilities; they can rapidly change the color and texture of their skin at will. Researchers are learning more about when these amazing ...

Source: Adam Dewan, via Flickr. Distributed under a CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license. Cuttlefish, like their fellow cephalopods squid and octopus, are known for their intelligent and complex behaviors.

Octopus, squid, and cuttlefish can change their skin’s colors, patterns, and textures in ways not seen anywhere else in the animal kingdom. You see what looks to be a clump of seaweed, and then it ...

Cuttlefish can rapidly learn from experience and adapt their eating behavior accordingly, a new study has shown. When cuttlefish know that shrimp -- their favourite food -- will be available in the ...

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You might have seen videos of octopuses opening jars or heard rumors of their intelligence. It turns out they aren’t the only tentacled mollusks with an impressive skill set. Scientists have found ...

By being able to wait for better food, cuttlefish — the squishy sea creatures similar to octopuses and squids — showed self-control that's linked to the higher intelligence of primates. It was part of ...

It was part of an experiment by Alex Schnell from the University of Cambridge and colleagues. "What surprised me the most was that the level of self-control shown by our cuttlefish was quite advanced, ...