Dramatic video of two male cuttlefish fighting over a female consort (Aegean Sea, 2011). Credit: Derya Akkaynak and Justine Allen When you hear “cuttlefish. This Video of Cuttlefish Trying to Bang Will Scar You For Life. When you hear “cuttlefish,” naturally, you think “cuddly,” right? Turns out these charming little cephalopods can—and will—throw down if they have to, especially when it involves mating. In a newly- released video, two male cuttlefish suitors duke it out for a lady, and there’s nothing that can prepare you for the violent ending. The video was captured in on May 2nd, 2. Brown University was scuba diving in Turkey. Jessica Phyllis Lange (/ l æ Latest trending topics being covered on ZDNet including Reviews, Tech Industry, Security, Hardware, Apple, and Windows. Customer Service; Subscribe; Buy this issue; Billboard biz. The online extension of Billboard Magazine, billboard.biz is the essential online destination. A team of American researchers have a guesstimate for the next logical question: Okay, if there was water, how much was there? The researchers were observing European cuttlefish in their natural habitat, filming a male and a female swimming together after some nice cuttlefish sex. Sounds pretty relaxing, but then, a second male interrupted the happy couple to try and mate with the female, and things turned brutal very quickly. The ensuing altercation has everything—scorned lovers, jealousy, ink, and one hell of a plot twist. It’s also the first time this sort of behavior has been captured on video in the wild.“We were surprised at how violent and aggressive the behaviors actually were,” co- author Justine Allen, an adjunct Instructor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Brown University, told Gizmodo. And when it has been observed in the laboratory, the fighting usually doesn’t get this aggressive.. Allen and her team’s analysis of the video footage was published today in The American Naturalist.“Cephalopods are really squishy and vulnerable and tend to avoid physical fighting, because if they get scarred on their bodies, they have a hard time performing camouflage or signaling to each other,” she said. Who can’t relate to being squishy and vulnerable? Check out the video below, provided by Brown University, and try not to cry. Latest Topics . Press the Home button when you're done. Adrian Kingsley- Hughes in i.
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