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This octopus appeared to be walking on its "knuckles" toward me. An octopus
is a very shy animal, but also curious, and extremely intelligent. They usually see you
long before you see them. In fact, most of the time when I saw one in the daytime, it was
when one was peeking over a rock, stretching out its body with its eyes looking out from
behind a rock or coral head. When cornered, they have a remarkable ability to squeeze
through the smallest of openings. This one stood about a foot tall as shown here, but
could probably squeeze through an opening the size of a U.S. nickel coin. |
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related links:
Cephbase: a database-driven web site on all living cephalopods (octopus, squid, cuttlefish and nautilus) |
facts about the octopus from the U.S. National Aquarium in Baltimore |
TONMO.com: The Octopus News Magazine Online |