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theyre weird and beautiful and smart and change colour. I loved them anyway and then I read Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life and I loved them even more, as well as other intelligent cephalopods like colour changing cuttle fish. Learning about how they change colour, essentially evolving two different types of biological pixels in their skin, is unbelievable. It doesn’t sound real, its like real life magic.
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Mar 14, 2024

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The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery is also a great read!
Mar 14, 2024
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julianne__perez adding to book wishlist right now!
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