{"id":147716,"date":"2015-06-30T13:08:42","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T13:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/06\/30\/incredible-octopus-behavior-nearly-caused\/"},"modified":"2015-06-30T13:08:42","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T13:08:42","slug":"incredible-octopus-behavior-nearly-caused","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/06\/30\/incredible-octopus-behavior-nearly-caused\/","title":{"rendered":"Incredible Octopus Behavior Nearly Caused Scientist To Drown From Laughing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Incredible Octopus Behavior Nearly Caused Scientist To Drown From Laughing<\/a><\/p>\n

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linguisticjubilee<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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sitonyourhands<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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orevet<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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thegreenwolf<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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erisiana<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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meret118<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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\n It doesn\u2019t take a backbone to be a genius \u2014 or a master of the comedic arts, apparently.\n<\/p>\n

\n An octopus has been captured on film exhibiting one of the most
\nremarkable (and amusing) examples of tool usage in the animal kingdom.
\nFootage shows the eight-limbed animal literally walking along the ocean
\nfloor
\n carrying two halves of a broken coconut shell beneath his arms<\/a>, seemingly without rhyme or reason.\n<\/p>\n

\n But this tentacled one knows exactly what he\u2019s doing. <\/p>\n

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\n As it turns out, some octopuses, like this, one possess the foresight to actually pack along coconut shells to
\n use as protective shelters<\/a> when exploring areas without adequate places to hide.\n<\/p>\n

\n Scientists say this behavior is the first evidence of tool use by an
\noctopus, putting the aquatic animals in a league with a small number of
\nother animals known to do the same.\n<\/p>\n

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More at the link. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

thegreenwolf<\/a><\/p>\n

lookie!<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

GLORIOUS.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

me when I need to carry two baskets of laundry<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

linguisticjubilee<\/a><\/p>\n

have you seen this yet?<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I ADORE THIS FOR SEVERAL REASONS.<\/p>\n

1) The gifs are sped up, and the video posted at the link shows the octopus walking hilariously slow. He\u2019s just going for a stroll, enjoying life and humming Edith Piaf. With his coconut.<\/p>\n

2) The decision to curl up in his cocount is made on camera. Like, he sees the scuba diver, pauses, thinks for a bit, then decides\u00a0\u201cyeah, I\u2019m not dealing with this today\u201d and just closes himself up in his nope coconut and checks the fuck out.<\/p>\n

3) MOST IMPORTANTLY, you can drown from laughing while scuba diving??? THAT IS THE GREATEST THING I\u2019VE EVER HEARD. I need video of that. <\/i>Send a team of scientists down to the bottom of the ocean and have one tell knock knock jokes to the other one until he spits out his mouthpiece from laughing. Do it for science.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Incredible Octopus Behavior Nearly Caused Scientist To Drown From Laughing linguisticjubilee: sitonyourhands: orevet: thegreenwolf: erisiana: meret118: It doesn\u2019t take a backbone to be a genius \u2014 or a master of the comedic arts, apparently. An octopus has been captured on film exhibiting one of the most remarkable (and amusing) examples of tool usage in the … <\/p>\n

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