Sunday, September 21, 2008

My increasing guilt surrounding consumption of octopi.

Octopuses are highly intelligent and can learn new tasks even as adults. The learning power of an octopus is only restricted by its short life span, which ranges from six months to a few years. They often manipulate their environment in ways that suggest playing in addition to regular life tasks. In captivity, they play with toys such a Rubik’s cube, and even have preferences like Louis, who is attached to a Mr. Potato Head.

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