Octopuses and relatives are a new animal welfare frontier. What do we know about their minds?
We named him Squirt — not because he was the smallest of the 16 cuttlefish in the pool, but because anyone with the audacity ...
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Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier − here’s what scientists know about consciousness in these unique creatures
Octopus vulgaris has up to 150,000 chromatophores ... Since many societies have animal welfare standards for mice, rats, chickens and other vertebrates, logic would suggest that there’s an ...
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Octopus DNA tells scientists that total collapse of the Antarctic ice sheet is "close"
Turquet’s octopus, which is widespread around Antarctica, has a lot to tell scientists about West Antarctica's imminent ice ...
Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier − here’s what scientists know about consciousness in these unique creatures
One option is a relative measure of brain to body size. The best-studied species of octopus, Octopus vulgaris, has about 500 million neurons; that’s relatively large for its small body size and ...
11 animals who stole hearts — and headlines — in 2024
From a huge baby penguin to a pet octopus who laid 50 eggs and a whale that might have been a Russian spy, here is a look at some of the most famous animals of 2024.
Video of 'Giant Sea White Octopus' is Fake
A video shared to TikTok on Nov. 9, 2024, claimed to show a "giant sea white octopus caught by fishermen" and included a geolocation tag of the "United States." In the video, multiple people were ...
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Clingy octopus wraps itself around snorkeller's face like an Alien face hugger
A clingy octopus wrapped its tentacles around a passing snorkeller's face like an 'Alien' face hugger. Footage shows the ...
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Video of 'Giant Sea White Octopus' is Fake
A video shared to TikTok on Nov. 9, 2024, claimed to show a "giant sea white octopus caught by fishermen" and included a geolocation tag of the "United States." In the video, multiple people were ...
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These were the top animal stories on NPR in 2024, including a boy's pregnant octopus
This year, the animal kingdom was filled with triumph, loss and new discoveries. Here is a look at NPR's top animal stories ...