BRAINY OCTOPUS

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THE octopus is widely considered one of the world’s smartest invertebrates (an animal without a skeleton). It uses its eight arms for a variety of tasks, from eating, moving, hunting and tasting to mating.

SPECIES

There are about 300 species. The common octopus () is found all over the world, including off the coast of South Africa. Adults are