The coconut octopus in this video from furbabiesplus looks like a walking squirt gun. A curious Husky trying to take a closer look at this remarkable creature gets a snout full of water for his effort ...

Marine biologists discovered veined octopuses in Indonesia using coconut shells for shelter. These intelligent creatures collect shells and carry them across the seabed. They arrange the shells to ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Biologists studying the habits of veined octopuses in the waters of ...

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An unlikely ally helps a coconut octopus escape sharks. Coconut octopuses are vulnerable to blacktip sharks, who use smell to find prey. With the help of an unlikely ally, this octopus is able to hide ...

While some Web denizens were pulling out their hair over the public option, other dwellers have been blissfully mesmerized by footage of an octopus manipulating coconut shells into a makeshift shelter ...

SYDNEY — Australian scientists have discovered an octopus in Indonesia that collects coconut shells for shelter — unusually sophisticated behavior that the researchers believe is the first evidence of ...

Berkeley -- Two species of tropical octopus have learned a neat trick to avoid predators - they lift up six of their arms and walk backward on the other two. This first report of bipedal behavior in ...

Coconut octopuses are vulnerable to blacktip sharks, who use smell to find prey. With the help of an unlikely ally, this octopus is able to hide from hungry sharks. - [Narrator] Blacktip sharks hunt ...