Thread by @zoebchance

Happy #WorldOctopusDay!

If everyone knew how intelligent, capable, sneaky, social, empathetic, talented, curious, and emotional octopuses are, we would think twice before eating them.

Here’s a thread about the wonders of the octopus:

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Octopuses are so smart, they can watch a fellow octopus figure out to open a puzzle box with a crab inside—and then repeat the right steps in the right order to open the box themselves on the first try.

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Octopuses are sneaky. One aquarium-dweller was repeatedly sneaking out of his tank at night and into the fish tank, enjoying a meal, then sneaking back home.

Here’s a Houdini who can escape from inside a jar with the lid screwed on.

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Octopuses recognize & relate to other individuals, even of different species. They greet favorite humans by flushing with color & reaching out to caress them.

Here’s a wild octopus who came back to thank humans who saved his life.

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Octopuses can be caring, empathetic, and brave. One had escaped from his tank and found the drain pipe leading to the ocean, and freedom.

But he came back to the tank to get his friend, freeing her too.

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Octopuses are the true masters of disguise. They can change color, pattern & texture to match the surface below.

And their “moving rock” trick allows them to move invisibly across the ocean floor, matching the speed of the current.

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Octopuses are emotional, wearing their emotions on their sleeve. Well, skin. Besides for camouflage, octopuses change colors and patterns to show emotions or to warn friends of danger.

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Octopuses dream. We think. You can watch their colors changing as they sleep.

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abc.net.au/news/science/2…

Octopuses are so smart and curious that they need stimulation. Putting them in an empty tank is like putting a person in solitary confinement. They lose the will to live. But people trying to farm them don’t care.

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https://mobile.twitter.com/wef/status/1175767962638258179

People torture octopuses. Some Korean and Japanese restaurants serve live octopus, and some tourists eat it for the shock value.

The octopuses struggle to escape as they are being cooked to death or hacked apart alive.

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metro.co.uk/2016/11/21/sho…

Please don’t eat octopuses, and please let your friends know how amazing these fellow beings are.

If this thread moved you, kindly RT.

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I posted the thread above in honor of #WorldOctopusDay. Tagging in case you might be interested.

@edyong209 @peta @greenpeaceusa @roseveleth @NatGeo @EVNautilus @NHM_London @sheddaquarium @alexmunozw @joelsartore @bluemind @oceana @wallacejnichols @mysticseaport @NatlAquarium

But wait, there’s more!

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https://mobile.twitter.com/AlongsideWild/status/1181646398980272128

This short camouflage video is even better!

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https://mobile.twitter.com/berniespofforth/status/1181096663034814464

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https://twitter.com/BBCEarth/status/1314188816077533186

https://twitter.com/BBCEarth/status/1314188816077533186

https://twitter.com/WalesCentre/status/1314123158782386176

https://twitter.com/HamishMackay/status/1314089651028791297

https://twitter.com/ByrneSoftware/status/1314249917662220288

https://twitter.com/FishOceansCAN/status/1314249373040226311

Octpuses have three hearts.

If you have at least one, you'll love #MyOctopusTeacher

Happy #WorldOctopusDay 🐙
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