Tool-Using Octopus - By: Aubrey Moulton, 2009-12-18

Perhaps we should dub it the Coconut Octopus. Okay, so it is not actually called that. It is the Indonesian Veined Octopus. And just this week scientists in Australia observed a very rare behavior demonstrated by this particular member of the Cephalopod class. It has long been a matter of record that octopuses are the smartest of the invertebrates. Hiding in shells is not new for these creatures. Such behavior has been tracked a host of times. But that scenario occurs when the octopus is immedia

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