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title: "Facts about Cuttlefish"  
description: "A short explanation of the cuttlefish and it's interesting facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-29  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2725/facts-about-cuttlefish  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["Cuttlefish", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Facts about Cuttlefish

![Facts about Cuttlefish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/933a93c9-8a3d-43f4-8f9c-c9cfa051a8ac/images/78a124cf-b164-4c22-bca8-38520e30bc56.jpeg) ![Facts about Cuttlefish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/933a93c9-8a3d-43f4-8f9c-c9cfa051a8ac/images/302f5d45-a139-4fa7-81f9-2e6afb0a677a.jpeg) Cuttlefish are marine molluscs in the Sepiida order. They are classified as Cephalopoda, together with squid, octopuses, and nautiluses. ![Facts about Cuttlefish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/933a93c9-8a3d-43f4-8f9c-c9cfa051a8ac/images/a775738c-d191-472c-8dc1-f36bbaa14190.jpeg) They have three hearts. One heart supplies blood to the body, while the other two supply blood to the gills. ![Facts about Cuttlefish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/933a93c9-8a3d-43f4-8f9c-c9cfa051a8ac/images/879b00d9-afee-48b6-b890-331115a93814.jpeg) They are the only cephalopods that can change their skin colour to match their environment. ![Facts about Cuttlefish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/933a93c9-8a3d-43f4-8f9c-c9cfa051a8ac/images/c7d7c4d7-c761-467c-8134-af1d01cca1f5.jpeg) They are excellent swimmers, reaching speeds of up to 20 miles per hour. ![Facts about Cuttlefish](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/933a93c9-8a3d-43f4-8f9c-c9cfa051a8ac/images/21dd82eb-e264-42cc-93d5-f26ecbd44bfc.jpeg) Cuttlefish have great vision and can see in both colour and black and white.

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