
Squid Empire
The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods
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Narrated by:
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Emily Durante
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By:
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Danna Staaf
Before there were mammals on land, there were dinosaurs. And before there were fish in the sea, there were cephalopods - the ancestors of modern squid and Earth's first truly substantial animals. Cephalopods became the first creatures to rise from the seafloor, essentially inventing the act of swimming. With dozens of tentacles and formidable shells, they presided over an undersea empire for millions of years. But when fish evolved jaws, the ocean's former top predator became its most delicious snack. Cephalopods had to step up their game.
Many species streamlined their shells and added defensive spines, but these enhancements only provided a brief advantage. Some cephalopods then abandoned the shell entirely, which opened the gates to a flood of evolutionary innovations: masterful camouflage, fin-supplemented jet propulsion, perhaps even dolphin-like intelligence.
Squid Empire is an epic adventure spanning hundreds of millions of years, from the marine life of the primordial ocean to the calamari on tonight's menu. Anyone who enjoys the undersea world - along with all those obsessed with things prehistoric - will be interested in the sometimes enormous, often bizarre creatures that ruled the seas long before the first dinosaurs.
Contains mature themes.
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Fascinating true life! Incredibly astonishing, facts to learn about some of the oldest living creatures on earth!
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I predict a run on marine biology degrees...
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Fun and provoking
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too much social signalling
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edit: finished audiobook, did not regret it. i like cephalopods way more now than when i began and want to know more. will likely re-listen to the audiobook so i can appreciate the evolutionary story a bit better now that i've done a pass through.
needs chart
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Good overview of various squid 🦑 specie
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Annoying Prose
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The narration may have made the whole thing worse. The narrator was overacting throughout the book, dramatizing moments unnecessarily, with a falsely warm voice that reminded me of the type of kindergarten teacher even children don't like.
Overall, a deeply disappointing experience.
Affected and tedious
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excellent read
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A small side note: I really don’t know why the title of the book is Squid Empire. There didn’t seem to me to be any special distinction given to squid over any other type of cephalopod. I wasn’t disappointed though. This book is well worth the read.
Cephalopod Paleontology
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