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The bizarre encounter between two algae octopuses was captured off the island of Bunaken in Indonesia.
Scientists once thought that only humans and our closest relatives, chimps, were clever enough to use tools. But as our documenting of the natural world has gotten more detailed—and as we’ve become less haughty about our supposed superior intellect—we’ve found that many species are actually deft with sticks, stones, and other implements. Here are a few of the lesser-known tool users that have been discovered in recent years.
The researchers suspect a couple of the samples retrieved from the voyage to may be examples of species not previously known to science
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Expedition part of plan to protect at least 30 per cent of the world’s ocean by 2030
Living in the twilight zone, cockeye squid float between two worlds and have adapted to keep an eye on both