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A bathyscaphoid squid (family Cranchiidae 
)
swimming in the "cockatoo" posture. The animal
rotates around the spindle-shaped digestive gland,
which it keeps vertical regardless of the orientation
of the mantle and head. Video courtesy of Estuary to the Abyss 2004 Exploration, George Sedberry, NOAA-OE.
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