Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The above-average intelligence that octopi possess is displayed in myriad ways, from their problem-solving capabilities to their ...

Octopuses and fish work together to hunt, but there is no doubt who is in charge, researchers found. Sampaio, E., Sridhar, V.H., Francisco, F.A. et al (2024) Nature Ecology & Evolution Mutually ...

Now, scientists have discovered that the California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) can also learn to use mirrors, ...

Octopuses are even more sophisticated than we thought. Despite generally being solitary animals, they can work with fish to find prey and recognise which team members aren’t helping. That is the ...

High-speed video recordings reveal that the cephalopod’s eight arms aren’t moving randomly when they go in for the kill. By Veronique Greenwood In its small glass aquarium, an octopus is coiled ...