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DNA sequencing suggests why octopuses are so smart

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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Octopus!’ On Prime Video, A Funny Docuseries That Examines The Lives Of The Smart, Eight-Armed Cephalopods

Octopus!is a two-part docuseries, directed by Niharika Desai and narrated by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (who is also an executive producer), that takes a look at how octopuses (octopi?) live, reproduce and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Male Octopuses Use Venom to Subdue Female Mates—and Avoid Being Eaten After Sex

When they're alarmed, blue-lined octopuses display iridescent blue rings on their arms to ward off approaching predators. Totti via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Animals have evolved many ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

A seafood firm wants to farm octopus. Activists say they're too smart for that

Octopuses are seen as smart and solitary. A seafood company plans to farm them commercially. Octopus garden? Sure. Octopus farm? No way, say the... Octopuses are capable of sophisticated tasks, from ...