Watch male cuttlefish fight over a female in the wild
Violence and escalation may typify mating-related conflict
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MACHO MACHO MAN Field footage hints that male cuttlefish conflicts over who gets to mate with a female may be more violent in the wild than those observed in captivity.
J. Allen, D. Akkaynak