Cuttlefish mating, in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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Cuttlefish mating in the Andaman Sea! Cuttlefish align their bodies head to head with the tentacles wrapped over the partners' heads, and then the male transfers a sealed package of sperm into a pouch beneath the female's mouth. The female then scurries off to a quiet place where she draws eggs from her cavity and passes them over the sperm, fertilizing them. The eggs are often then distributed in clutches coated with sepia both to act as an adhesive force and also possibly to camouflage them with their surroundings. Cuttlefish lay around 200 eggs in clutches often nearby those of other females. After between 2 to 4 months the young hatch as tiny versions of their parents with a supply of yolk that nourishes them until their first kill. Source: http://www.dive-the-world.com This footage i