Octopuses seen hunting together with fish
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Octopuses seen hunting together with fish
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Re: Octopuses seen hunting together with fish
#2> Video shows octopuses punching their companion fish to keep them on task and contributing to the hunt.
What a wonderful combination of words.
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#3Seems like they're reading a lot into why the Octopus is punching those fish that are just hanging around them.
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#4Octopuses are much more intelligent than many give them credit for, but sadly I also love takoyaki (but then again, eating horse and whale is also culturally acceptable in Japan, one of the few countries that allow it; I've tried both as well, they're pretty good).
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#5So? I can punch a fish too.
Call me when they’re hyping a product they know is trash - then we’ll know they’re at human intelligence.
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#6So are Octopuses really intelligent if they are in management?
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#7Seems like they're reading a lot into why the Octopus is punching those fish that are just hanging around them.
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#8Literally a sucker punch. It doesn't seem like true cooperation as they don't share in the catch. I also didn't see any measurements of how much they caught versus hunting alone.
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#9This reminds me of that Triassic Kraken hypothesis: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013AM/webprogram/Handout/Paper23...
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#10So are Octopuses really intelligent if they are in management?
and is punching an effective management tool?