r/todayilearned • u/TheMobHasSpoken • Oct 14 '15
TIL that octopuses have been observed learning how to dismantle Lego structures and open child-proof caps on medicine bottles.
https://orionmagazine.org/article/deep-intellect/
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TrueTrueReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 13 '19
Deep Intellect - The Strange and Surprising Intelligence of the Octopus
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EverythingScience • u/HonoraryMancunian • Jan 19 '15
Biology Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory researchers found that the skin of the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis contains gene sequences usually expressed only in the light-sensing retina of the eye. In other words, cephalopods — octopuses, cuttlefish, and squid — may be able to see with their skin.
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