Tag: ocean research

  • Why Octopuses Are Throwing Shells at Targets They Seem to Dislike

    Why Octopuses Are Throwing Shells at Targets They Seem to Dislike

    Octopuses have long been seen as mysterious and astonishingly intelligent animals, but new research from the waters of Australia and New Zealand has revealed something far more unexpected. Scientists studying the gloomy octopus observed a behavior that is so unusual in the animal world that it challenges long-held assumptions about how creatures without bones, tools,…