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octopus: the clever cephalopod |
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| The octopus is the most intelligent invertebrate (creature without a spine). Captain Jacques Cousteau once put food in a glass jar with a cork stopper, and set the jar before a hungry octopus. It didn't take long for the octopus to figure out how to uncork the jar and reach its dinner. | The name octopus means "eight feet" (or arms). The octopus, like the squid and nautilus, belongs to the class of animals called cephalopods, which means "head + feet" (or arms). Both words are good descriptions of this creature with a large head and eight long arms. Click here for more about the octopus. |
