The Giant Cuttlefish

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The Giant Cuttlefish

• By
• Matthew

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Have you ever met someone who cuddles with the
giant cuttlefish? Well if you have Id tell them
to stop!
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Physical Characteristics

• The length of the Giant Cuttlefish is about one
  meter. The Cuttlefishes head is large and flat.
  On the face there are two large eyes. There are
  ten tentacles in all. Two of the tentacles are
  extendable that come from the head. The Giant
  Cuttlefish breathes through gills. The cuttlebone
  forms the body and is about sixty centimeters
  long.

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Habitat

• The Giant Cuttlefish swims about one hundred
  meters off the eastern coast of Australia and a
  meter below the water level. The Giant Cuttlefish
  dies right after they have babies. They live
  about two to three years. The cuttlebone
  sometimes even washes ashore.

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Feeding

• The giant Cuttlefish catches shrimp, fish,
  prawns, crabs and crustaceans. It uses the
  extendable tentacles to get at the food. The
  Giant Cuttlefish mashes up the food with hard
  beak jaws. The Giant Cuttlefish eats a lot.

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History

• The Giant Cuttlefish is not an endangered
  species. They closed the spawning grounds to
  commercial fishing in 1999-2000 so research can
  help understand how to protect the Giant
  Cuttlefish.

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Fun Facts

• The Giant Cuttlefish is not cuddly. It is an
  intelligent species.The Giant Cuttlefish can
  change colors and shapes. It is also in the squid
  family. People sometimes call it the chameleon of
  the sea.

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• I had a fun time making and writing my PowerPoint
  on the Giant Cuttlefish. I learned a lot about
  the Giant Cuttlefish. It is an interesting
  animal. I hope you liked my PowerPoint. I learned
  that the Cuttlefish can squirt ink. It also is
  not cuddly.

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Sources

• http//australian-animals.net/
• http//www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/Australi
  a.shtml