Octopuses use mirrors to find food they cannot see

ScienceDaily
Jun 5, 2026, 9:43 am68 ptsTrending
Octopuses may be even smarter than we thought. Researchers at Dartmouth found that octopuses can learn to use mirrors to locate food hidden behind them—a skill previously seen only in vertebrates like mammals and birds. After training, the animals correctly identified the food’s location about 73% of the…

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