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Octopuses punch when they are hungry and angry, study reveals – Euronews
This study has found that octopuses, one of the most intelligent sea creatures, throw punches at other fish.
New research has revealed that octopuses often throw punches when they’re hunting alongside other fish.
The eight-legged cephalopods are known to hunt collaboratively with groupers (large-mouthed, heavy-bodied fish) and coral reef species as a tactical move which proves mutually beneficial.
According to the study published on Ecology, these collaborative hunts can take more than an hour to complete. Octopuses will sweep the rocks and coral crevices, while the bottom-feeding species scour the seafloor…
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