Why Are Some Octopuses So Smart? The Answer Might Lie in a Never-Before-Seen Mutation That Helps Them Accurately Build Proteins
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Octopuses are incredibly clever creatures. They can open jars, solve mazes and even use tools.
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Octopuses are incredibly clever creatures. They can open jars, solve mazes and even use tools. One species, the common blanket octopus, wields venomous tentacles ripped from the Portuguese man o’ war as weapons. Now, researchers have discovered a mysterious mutation in some octopuses that might explain their intelligence.
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Why Are Some Octopuses So Smart? The Answer Might Lie in a Never-Before-Seen Mutation That Helps Them Accurately Build Proteins
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