The Insane Biology of: The Octopus

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References:
[1] https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/cephalopod-camouflage-cells-and-organs-of-the-144048968/
[2] https://thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist-features/158-biologist/features/2071-the-real-chameleons
[3] https://ideas.ted.com/oddballs-with-high-level-intelligence-a-q-a-with-roger-hanlon-about-the-amazing-octopus/
[4] https://jeb.biologists.org/content/218/10/1462.short
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animals_by_number_of_neurons
[6] https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/agu-rmh062419.php
[7] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/28/alien-intelligence-the-extraordinary-minds-of-octopuses-and-other-cephalopods
[8] https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169-5347(18)30267-2
[9] http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Definitions_of_Play#:~:text=One%20often%2Dquoted%20definition%20of,patterns%20resembling%20those%20used%20in
[10] https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beastly-behavior/201705/why-play-is-important