The coconut octopus in this video from furbabiesplus looks like a walking squirt gun. A curious Husky trying to take a closer look at this remarkable creature gets a snout full of water for his effort ...

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This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Biologists studying the habits of veined octopuses in the waters of ...

Australian-UK researchers have found that a veined octopus has tool-using abilities after seeing it carry coconut shell halves and, then, assembling the two halves into a shelter. This sophisticated ...

While some Web denizens were pulling out their hair over the public option, other dwellers have been blissfully mesmerized by footage of an octopus manipulating coconut shells into a makeshift shelter ...

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Australian scientists have discovery an octopus species that carries around coconut shells to hide in when threatened, behavior the researchers said was the first example of ...

SYDNEY — Australian scientists have discovered an octopus in Indonesia that collects coconut shells for shelter — unusually sophisticated behavior that the researchers believe is the first evidence of ...

World Octopus Day is celebrated annually on October 8th to highlight the intelligence, unique characteristics, and ecological importance of octopuses. The day also raises awareness about threats to ...

Berkeley -- Two species of tropical octopus have learned a neat trick to avoid predators - they lift up six of their arms and walk backward on the other two. This first report of bipedal behavior in ...