Coconut shelter: evidence of tool use by octopuses

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Coconut shelter: evidence of tool use by octopuses

Mon, 12/14/2009 - 19:11 — harvey

Octopuses are probably the most intelligent of all invertebrates. This video shows an octopus using a coconut as a tool by taking it along for use as shelter and protection against predators.

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Wikipedia: Octopus (English), Tintenfisch (Deutsch), Tool use by animals

Category: Animals & Wildlife	Video type: Documentary
Level: Secondary School, Further & Higher Education	Tags: Animal intelligence

Original description:
Ein kurzer Ausschnitt aus der Sendung DOK auf SF1 vom 17.04.2008. Beschreibung: Ein Film von Otto C. Honegger Mitten in der Bandasee liegt die geheimnisvolle...