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Item Type: Video Title: Bigfin squid Species: Magnapinna sp. Behaviour: Swimming near subsea equipment Site: Atlantic -- Gulf of Mexico -- Tiger Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 2750 Latitude: 26 deg 10' 48" N Longitude: 94 deg 37' 23" W Countries: Mexico -- Gulf of Mexico Habitat: Tropical Muddy Sand Rig: Discoverer Deep Seas Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, Chevron USA ROV: Hercules 8 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 05 September 2008
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South Pacific Ocean, Shot at night, Duration 22 seconds
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South Pacific Ocean, Shot at night, Duration 29 seconds
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Coral Sea, Duration 25 seconds
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Indo-Pacific, Duration 23 seconds
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Indo-Pacific, Duration 17 seconds
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Coral Sea, Duration 42 seconds
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South Pacific Ocean, Duration 18 seconds
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Dr. Roger Hanlon who studies cephalopod camouflage at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA describes the mesmerizing ""passing cloud"" pattern displayed by the male Giant Australian cuttlefish.
Visit creaturecast.org for more stories about the unexpected world of animals.
Animation and Audio Editing by Natividad Chen and Kimberly Ulmer.
[taxonomy:binomial=Sepia apama]
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The mating rituals of Pharaoh cuttlefish. See them mating, males guarding the females against rival males, and a female depositing her eggs inside the rock. Filmed in Salalah, Oman.
Please feel free to comment, and contact salalah@subaqua-divecenter.com for diving in Salalah.
[taxonomy:binomial=Sepia pharaonis]
[taxonomy:family=Sepiidae]
[taxonomy:common=Pharaoh cuttlefish]
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South Pacific Ocean, Shot at night, Duration 14 seconds
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South Pacific Ocean, Shot at night, Duration 10 seconds
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Coral Sea, Duration 31 seconds
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Indo-Pacific, Duration 31 seconds
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Indo-Pacific, Duration 24 seconds
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Coral Sea, Duration 31 seconds
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South Pacific Ocean, Duration 15 seconds
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Item Type: Video Title: Bigfin squid Species: Magnapinna sp. Behaviour: Swimming near subsea equipment Site: Atlantic -- Gulf of Mexico -- Tiger Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 2750 Latitude: 26 deg 10' 48" N Longitude: 94 deg 37' 23" W Countries: Mexico -- Gulf of Mexico Habitat: Tropical Muddy Sand Rig: Discoverer Deep Seas Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, Chevron USA ROV: Hercules 8 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007
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Coral Sea, Shot at night, Duration 9 seconds
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South Pacific Ocean, Shot at night, Duration 11 seconds
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Coral Sea, Duration 43 seconds
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Indo-Pacific, Duration 23 seconds
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Indo-Pacific, Duration 29 seconds
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South Pacific Ocean, Shot at night, Duration 14 seconds
