Stories
Stories from under the sea.
Octopus science and the animals behind it. Every fact links to its source.
Intelligence
Can an octopus recognize you?
Two people, identical uniforms, and eight octopuses that could tell them apart.
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Science
Do octopuses feel pain?
Not just a reflex. The evidence points to something they actually feel.
Intelligence
Why octopuses play
Give an octopus a toy, and something surprising happens.
Science
Arms with a mind of their own
Two-thirds of an octopus's neurons are in its arms. Here's what that means.
Meet an Octopus
The octopus that pretends to be other animals
Meet the mimic octopus, which hides in plain sight by impersonating dangerous neighbors.
Science
An octopus mother's 53-month wait
Deep in the cold ocean, one octopus guarded her eggs for four and a half years.
Science
Do octopuses dream?
Octopuses have two kinds of sleep, and one of them looks a lot like being awake.
Meet an Octopus
Meet the coconut octopus
A small octopus that packs its own house for the road.