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SpineOut : June July 2016
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cover story o o o o they even wrote a song about me Don’tthinkthatIamnotsmart,‘causeIam.Octopusesareconsideredthemostintelligentofallinvertebrates.Ihavetobesmarttobeabletoexplore,understandandremembermyenvironmentbutalsoIneedtorememberthebehaviourofotheranimals.Wearesentient(abletoperceiveorfeelthings)creatures.Icanproblem-solvetoo!LikewhenIfiguredouthowtoremoveaplugorunscrewalidtogetpreyfromacontainerthatahumangaveme.Icanalsolearnbywatchingotheroctopuses.Ihavethreehearts-that’stwomorethanyou!Ihaveamassivebulboushead,largeeyesandfourpairsofarmscoveredinsuckers.Sothat’seightarmsintotal,henceOCTOpus.Getit?Octo=8?Hmmm,humanscanbeslow...Thecommonvarietyofmyspeciescanbehouse-proud.Theywilloftencollectcrustaceanshellsandotherobjectstoconstructfortresses,orgardensaroundtheirlairs.Othervarietiescollectandcarryshellsforprotection.
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