"Bizarre" Octopuses Carry Coconuts as Instant Shelters

Monday, December 14, 2009 - 15:21 in Biology & Nature

Scientists are "blown away" by octopuses discovered tip-toeing with coconut shells suctioned to their undersides, then disappearing beneath the shells—a rare example of animal tool use, a new study says. With video.

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