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The private life of the octopus

The octopus appeared in the oceans several hundred million years ago.

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By: Anne-Cécile Bras Follow

They change color and texture, they learn quickly and memorize for a long time, they frighten us as much as they fascinate us... The octopus and its cousins ​​the cephalopods that are squid and cuttlefish make you want to know more about the living around us.

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Guest: 

Ludovic Dickel,

author of

The Private Life of the Octopus

at Humen Science.

Report: Albania:

the NGO River Clean Up cleans the mouth of the Ishem River.

Cover of the book "The private life of the octopus" by Ludovic Dickel.

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