Happy #WorldOctopusDay!

If everyone knew how intelligent, capable, sneaky, social, empathetic, talented, curious, and emotional octopuses are, we would think twice before eating them.

Here’s a thread about the wonders of the octopus:

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Octopuses are so smart, they can watch a fellow octopus figure out to open a puzzle box with a crab inside—and then repeat the right steps in the right order to open the box themselves on the first try.

#WorldOctopusDay 2/11 https://youtu.be/GQwJXvlTWDw ">https://youtu.be/GQwJXvlTW...
Octopuses are sneaky. One aquarium-dweller was repeatedly sneaking out of his tank at night and into the fish tank, enjoying a meal, then sneaking back home.

Here’s a Houdini who can escape from inside a jar with the lid screwed on.

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https://youtu.be/AG6JebW63f4 ">https://youtu.be/AG6JebW63...
Octopuses recognize & relate to other individuals, even of different species. They greet favorite humans by flushing with color & reaching out to caress them.

Here’s a wild octopus who came back to thank humans who saved his life.

#WorldOctopusDay 4/11 https://youtu.be/Y5JvZCncxbg ">https://youtu.be/Y5JvZCncx...
Octopuses can be caring, empathetic, and brave. One had escaped from his tank and found the drain pipe leading to the ocean, and freedom.

But he came back to the tank to get his friend, freeing her too.

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Octopuses are the true masters of disguise. They can change color, pattern & texture to match the surface below.

And their “moving rock” trick allows them to move invisibly across the ocean floor, matching the speed of the current.

#WorldOctopusDay 6/11 https://youtu.be/eS-USrwuUfA ">https://youtu.be/eS-USrwuU...
Octopuses are emotional, wearing their emotions on their sleeve. Well, skin. Besides for camouflage, octopuses change colors and patterns to show emotions or to warn friends of danger.

#WorldOctopusDay 7/11 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-35426361">https://www.bbc.com/news/worl...
Fighting octopuses 'change colour to signal intent'

Octopuses that stand tall, darken and spread their web in a "Nosferatu pose" are likely displaying complex social interactions, according to new research.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-35426361
Octopuses dream. We think. You can watch their colors changing as they sleep.

#WorldOctopusDay 8/11 https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-10-01/can-octopuses-dream/11564004">https://www.abc.net.au/news/scie...
Octopus changes colours in its sleep. Is it dreaming?

A sleeping octopus whose colours changed overnight prompts marine biologists to question whether or not the eight-limbed mollusc may be dreaming.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-10-01/can-octopuses-dream/11564004
Octopuses are so smart and curious that they need stimulation. Putting them in an empty tank is like putting a person in solitary confinement. They lose the will to live. But people trying to farm them don’t care.

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People torture octopuses. Some Korean and Japanese restaurants serve live octopus, and some tourists eat it for the shock value.

The octopuses struggle to escape as they are being cooked to death or hacked apart alive.

#WorldOctopusDay 10/11 https://metro.co.uk/2016/11/21/should-eating-live-octopus-be-made-illegal-6272296/">https://metro.co.uk/2016/11/2...
Should eating live octopus be made illegal?

Would you eat it? (Warning: contains distressing images)

https://metro.co.uk/2016/11/21/should-eating-live-octopus-be-made-illegal-6272296/
Please don’t eat octopuses, and please let your friends know how amazing these fellow beings are.

If this thread moved you, kindly RT.

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I posted the thread above in honor of #WorldOctopusDay. Tagging in case you might be interested.

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Octpuses have three hearts.

If you have at least one, you& #39;ll love #MyOctopusTeacher

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My Octopus Teacher | Netflix Official Site

A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.

https://www.netflitwitter.com/title/81045007?s=i&trkid=13747225&t=twt
Name one other species that gives you "pinnacle of wizardry" and "furry turkey with human legs"
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Fellow sci-fi fans and and octophiles, @aptshadow& #39;s Children of Ruin will bend your brain! Like a sweet, warm yoga session. Highly recommended.

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