Sekaiichi Wakari Yasui Ikatotako No Zukan [Octopus, Squid & Cuttlefish A Visual, Scientific Guide to the Oceans' Most Advanced Invertebrates]

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Language: Japanese, with English, Japanese and scientific nomenclature

A treasure trove of scientific fact and visual explanation offers a comprehensive review of these fascinating and mysterious marine invertebrates. There are over 700 species of cephalopod, and their existence proofs that intelligence develops in very different ways – it is not by accident that these creatures are favourite models for science fiction and fantasy. While whale brains look somewhat similar to ours, cephalopods carry a large percentage of their brains in their arms. They are capable of learning, and of retaining information. They have eyes and other senses rivalling those of humans, they change texture and body shape, and they change colour faster than a chameleon. From the lone, inky hunting of the octopus, to the social squid, and the unusually large-brained cuttlefish, Sekaiichi Wakari Yasui Ikatotako No Zukan reveals the evolution, anatomy, life history, behaviours, and relationships of these spellbinding creatures.

Summary in Japanese:
この本は頭足類,つまりイカ・タコ・オウム
ガイの生物学と行動,進化,生態学を網羅す
る図鑑です.テーマ別に章を設け,彼らの興
味深い特徴や能力について体系立てて解説す
るとともに,特に注目すべき種については図
鑑スタイルで個別に紹介しています<.br>一流の水中写真家が撮影した息をのむほどに
美しい写真を150点以上掲載.世界各地,サン
ゴ礁から深海までさまざまな海に暮らすタコ
やイカをフルカラーで紹介します.

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