Octopus
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Octopus and Squid: What’s the Difference?
Here's a quick guide to what sets octopus and squid apart
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Captain Marvel: The Inscrutable Mind of the Genius Octopus
An octopus is a crafty shape shifter. In the blink of an eye, it can change colour, texture, pattern, and shape to blend in with its surroundings
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Octopus: Facts, Diet, Anatomy, Habitat
A fact file on the highly intelligent eight-legged mollusc
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Mate and Die: Mysteries of Octopus Sex
Not only do these cephalopods breed only once in their lifetime, they die soon after. With an optic gland activating the breeding mode in females, and the male placing a rock between the pair while mating, this sea creature displays some unusual behaviours while procreating
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The Genius Octopus: Programmed to Deceive
These evolutionarily advanced marine invertebrates can solve puzzles, memorise tricks, use tools, and even recognise and fool humans
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