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Sea shell? or something else? - teufelhunde_98sgirl_1 - 10-03-2009
We found this on the beach in Okinawa, Japan. Â We are trying to find out what it is. Â Not sure if it is a sea shell, or somethign else. Â Thanks for any help.
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Sea shell? or something else? - paul monfils - 10-03-2009
This is a "cuttlebone", the internal "shell" of a cuttlefish, which is a relative of squid and octopus. Â I didn't realize cuttlefish occur in Japan, but apparently so.
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. Â <span class="petit">--Last edited by Paul Monfils on 2009-10-03 18:17:01 --</span>
Sea shell? or something else? - teufelhunde_98sgirl_1 - 10-04-2009
Thank you!  We found 2 of them, the one pictured  and a smaller one.
Sea shell? or something else? - petershell - 10-18-2009
If you have parrot or you have someone who has parrot(lol) - give it to him. Parrots love these "version" of calcium.
Sea shell? or something else? - dave r - 10-18-2009
If you do give it to a Parrot beware, it must be thoroughly cleaned first by several soaks in clean, fresh water to remove all traces of seawater and decayed animal. If you do not do this you could make the bird very ill indeed! <img src="images/smiley/cry.gif" alt="" border="0" />
Dave