Sydney, Australia — Australian scientists have discovered an octopus in Indonesia that collects coconut shells for shelter - unusually sophisticated behavior that the researchers believe is the first ...

SYDNEY – Australian scientists have discovered an octopus in Indonesia that collects coconut shells for shelter – unusually sophisticated behavior that the researchers believe is the first evidence of ...

KHQ - A video showing an octopus dragging two halves of a coconut shell across the ocean floor has gone viral. After carrying the shell for some time, the octopus then stops, and climbs inside the two ...

SYDNEY, Australia | Australian scientists have discovered an octopus in Indonesia that collects coconut shells for shelter - unusually sophisticated behavior that the researchers believe is the first ...

The veined octopus will intentionally carry one coconut shell half (or two halves) to a specific location where it will assemble the two into a protective shelter. If they have only one half, the ...

Tools aren’t just for vertebrates anymore. The veined octopus has been spotted lugging around coconut shells to serve as mobile shelters, the first time scientists have observed tool use in an ...

Scientists in Australia filmed an octopus swimming across the ocean floor with discarded coconuts for shelter. Another octopus shoveled mud out of two coconut halves and hid inside the sphere. Lots of ...

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Australian scientists have discovery an octopus species that carries around coconut shells to hide in when threatened, behavior the researchers said was the first example of ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Biologists studying the habits of veined octopuses in the waters of ...

NGINAMANU, Indonesia, April 28 (UPI) --A clever octopus in Indonesian waters was caught on video showing off its ability to roll along the ocean floor using two coconut halves. The video, filmed near ...

PARIS, June 3 (UPI) --An octopus was caught on camera doing its best turtle impression by carrying a coconut casing across the ocean floor and climbing inside it for a rest. The video, shared on ...