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 ...

To demonstrate how smart an octopus can be, Piero Amodio points to a YouTube video. It shows an octopus pulling two halves of a coconut shell together to hide inside. Later the animal stacks the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. These five research-backed insights show why the octopus ...

Occurred on 2019 / Dauin, Philippines Info from Licensor: "Filmed during a night dive, this nice coconut octopus is trying to figure out how he will position himself in the shell." Winter weather ...

The ocean is full of strange and brilliant creatures, and octopuses are among the most fascinating of them all. They can change colour to blend in, solve puzzles, and adjust to almost any situation, ...