Octopus! (eBook)

A pleasant, chatty book on afascinating subject. Kirkus ReviewsOctopuses have been captivating humans foras long as we have been catching them. Yetfor all of our ancient fascination and modernresearch, we still have not been able to get afirm grasp on these enigmatic creatures.Katherine Harmon Courage dives into themystifying underwater world of the octopusand reports on her research around the world.She reveals, for instance, that the oldest knownoctopus lived before the first dinosaurs; thattwo thirds of an octopuss brain capacity isspread throughout its arms, meaning eachliterally has a mind of its own; and that itcan change colors within milliseconds tocamouflage itself, yet appears to be colorblind.

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“A pleasant, chatty book on a fascinating subject.” — Kirkus ReviewsOctopuses have been captivating humans for as long as we have been catching them. Yet for all of our ancient fascination and modern research, we still have not been able to get a firm grasp on these enigmatic creatures.Katherine Harmon Courage dives into the mystifying underwater world of the octopus and reports on her research around the world. She reveals, for instance, that the oldest known octopus lived before the first dinosaurs; that two thirds of an octopus’s brain capacity is spread throughout its arms, meaning each literally has a mind of its own; and that it can change colors within milliseconds to camouflage itself, yet appears to be colorblind.