http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/25/how-dolphins-prepare-the-perfect-cuttlefish-meal/ Dive into the awe-inspiring, beautiful and quirky world of science news with award-winning writer Ed Yong. No previous experience required. Sat, 26 May 2012 10:52:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/25/how-dolphins-prepare-the-perfect-cuttlefish-meal/comment-page-1/#comment-2620 C Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:20:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/25/how-dolphins-prepare-the-perfect-cuttlefish-meal/#comment-2620 Wow that is amazing! Wow that is amazing!

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/25/how-dolphins-prepare-the-perfect-cuttlefish-meal/comment-page-1/#comment-2619 alufelgi Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:18:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/25/how-dolphins-prepare-the-perfect-cuttlefish-meal/#comment-2619 In my opinion the largest threat for California are cataclysms and ecological catastrophes. Not important is how many money we have because one tragedy can us take all. In my opinion the largest threat for California are cataclysms and ecological catastrophes. Not important is how many money we have because one tragedy can us take all.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/25/how-dolphins-prepare-the-perfect-cuttlefish-meal/comment-page-1/#comment-2618 Cuttlefish Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:56:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/25/how-dolphins-prepare-the-perfect-cuttlefish-meal/#comment-2618 "Their skills are even more impressive..." Hmph. Grinning bottlenosed freaks. They have a lifetime of years to learn. Could be imitation, or even local enhancement, with those time scales. Too bad cuttlefish are so short-lived, or we would be reading articles on how these intelligent cephalopods gang up to trap, kill, skin, fillet, and enjoy "Flipper flambe". Now, <i>that</i> would be the perfect cuttlefish meal! <a href="http://digitalcuttlefish.blogspot.com/2009/01/perfect-cuttlefish-meal-or-perhaps-not.html" rel="nofollow">http://digitalcuttlefish.blogspot.com/2009/01/perfect-cuttlefish-meal-or-perhaps-not.html</a> A dolphin may wish For a cuttlefish dish In the waters with old Davy Jones; See, they find cuttlefishes Are truly delicious Except for the cuttlefish bones. They also may think That the cuttlefish ink Is unpleasant, or nasty, or mean; We infer this because In a Gulf in South Oz They’ve developed a dolphin cuisine! [more...] “Their skills are even more impressive…” Hmph. Grinning bottlenosed freaks. They have a lifetime of years to learn. Could be imitation, or even local enhancement, with those time scales. Too bad cuttlefish are so short-lived, or we would be reading articles on how these intelligent cephalopods gang up to trap, kill, skin, fillet, and enjoy “Flipper flambe”. Now, that would be the perfect cuttlefish meal!
http://digitalcuttlefish.blogspot.com/2009/01/perfect-cuttlefish-meal-or-perhaps-not.html
A dolphin may wish
For a cuttlefish dish
In the waters with old Davy Jones;
See, they find cuttlefishes
Are truly delicious
Except for the cuttlefish bones.
They also may think
That the cuttlefish ink
Is unpleasant, or nasty, or mean;
We infer this because
In a Gulf in South Oz
They’ve developed a dolphin cuisine!
[more...]

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/25/how-dolphins-prepare-the-perfect-cuttlefish-meal/comment-page-1/#comment-2617 The Science Pundit Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:40:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/25/how-dolphins-prepare-the-perfect-cuttlefish-meal/#comment-2617 The question I was wondering in <a href="http://thesciencepundit.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-to-prepare-cuttlefish-sashimi.html" rel="nofollow">my post</a>, was whether learned behavior such as this is passed on by passive observance or by active teaching. The question I was wondering in my post, was whether learned behavior such as this is passed on by passive observance or by active teaching.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/25/how-dolphins-prepare-the-perfect-cuttlefish-meal/comment-page-1/#comment-2616 Ed Yong Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:48:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/25/how-dolphins-prepare-the-perfect-cuttlefish-meal/#comment-2616 Well dolphins certainly do learn behaviours from each other (see the article I linked to at the end about sponging behaviour). In this case, it's hard to say given that the behaviour's only ever been properly observed in one individual. Well dolphins certainly do learn behaviours from each other (see the article I linked to at the end about sponging behaviour). In this case, it’s hard to say given that the behaviour’s only ever been properly observed in one individual.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/25/how-dolphins-prepare-the-perfect-cuttlefish-meal/comment-page-1/#comment-2615 Lilian Nattel Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:45:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/01/25/how-dolphins-prepare-the-perfect-cuttlefish-meal/#comment-2615 It would be interesting to know how the dolphins learn this technique. Does each individual discover it independently through trial and error, do they learn from observing others (parents?), or is it purposefully taught? It would be interesting to know how the dolphins learn this technique. Does each individual discover it independently through trial and error, do they learn from observing others (parents?), or is it purposefully taught?

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