by
Tia Ghose, Senior Writer | November 10, 2015 02:18pm ET
Humans
aren't the only species that need a mental workout. It turns out that octopuses
need to flex their eight-limbed brain cells, too.
An
amazing new video shows an octopus at the California Academy of Sciences in San
Francisco solving a puzzle to get at tasty shrimp inside a hamster ball. This
type of mental stimulation keeps the well-armed creatures from becoming
depressed.
"Octopuses
in general are highly intelligent and naturally inquisitive animals," said
Patrick Lee, a biologist and husbandry manager at the California Academy of
Sciences, who helps keep the creatures' minds sharp with a variety of
exercises. "In the wild, they use this intelligence and their curiosity to
help them solve problems and to look for food. Being in captivity, things can
get a little bit boring at times."
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