In the course of the experiment, conducted by Middlebury College (Vermont, USA), octopus benefited installed in the aquarium camera and began to shoot researchers, writes the Washington Post. According to Benjamin Savard, in preparation to experience it established in the aquarium GoPro camera. It was planned that by using it, scientists will monitor attempts octopus to open the container with food. However, the cephalopod mollusk were their plans for the camera.
Initially, the octopus grabbed the GoPro and started doing photography students (in burst mode), and then tried to eat it.
Test Octopus bimaculoides are friendly and remarkable ingenuity, but the clams did not understand what had photo session. While Benjamin Savard still satisfied with the resulting images. < / br>
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