What are cuttlefish?
Despite their name, cuttlefish are not fish but intelligent invertebrates related to the octopus, squid, and nautilus. These fascinating creatures can count, exert self-control, and have numerous wily tactics to evade predators, including creating their own body double from a cloud of ink. Despite being colorblind, cuttlefish also have highly sophisticated color-changing abilities.
Appearance and behavior
These cephalopods (which means “head foot”) have eight arms and two long tentacles attached directly to their head. The mantle the area behind the eyes which contains the cuttlefish’s internal organs is surrounded by a fringe-like fin that flaps in a rippling motion for maneuvering.
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Kojo, a male gorilla from the Smithsonian National Zoo, is the BioPark Zoo’s latest resident. (Courtesy of Smithsonian National Zoo)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Marcus, the 35-year-old male Western lowland gorilla who has resided at the ABQ BioPark Zoo since 1987, has departed to become part of a breeding program in a neighboring state’s zoo.
Meanwhile, Kojo, a 19-year-old male from the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., has taken up residence at the BioPark Zoo.
The name of the zoo where Marcus has been sent will be made public after he is out of quarantine and placed in his new habitat with three females and their offspring, BioPark Zoo manager Lynn Tupa said Thursday.