Octopuses just passed a mirror challenge few expected; scientists found they could use reflections to locate hidden prey in 73% of trials

In a groundbreaking discovery, octopuses have demonstrated an ability previously thought exclusive to vertebrates: using ...
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Octopuses just became the first invertebrate caught using a mirror to find food hidden behind them, succeeding about 73% of the time

Three California two-spot octopuses learned to use a mirror to find a live crab hidden behind them, choosing the correct side of their tank about 73% of the time. Published in Current Biology on June ...
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Octopuses learn mirror-guided navigation to locate prey

Octopuses are remarkably intelligent creatures, as was demonstrated by Inky the Octopus's famous escape from the National Aquarium of New Zealand through a drainpipe back to sea in 2016. A new ...
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Octopuses Use Mirrors to Map Space Like Primates and Dolphins

If you were to make a case for evidence of extraterrestrial life on Earth, you would probably use octopuses as an example. Whereas humans have about 20,000 genes, octopuses have 33,000, making them ...