Turbo Cephalopods

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    [align=left]The bow wave from the boat made the squid believe they were being hunted and their instinctive mechanism is to leap out of the sea.

    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...s-leap-air-dodge-predators.html#ixzz18JEQjIAL

    Very interesting article Ziggy. But I would like to see some proof of the assertion in the quote above. Dolphins come to swim alongside boats and leap out of the water. They seek out boats and seem to enjoy it. I doubt they think they are being hunted.
    But it is the Daily Mail.
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