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Australian study: octopuses throw objects

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Scientists in Australia have observed octopuses throwing mud, shells and algae around. In the process, they caught other octopuses, but also fish that were just "in the way". Females are particularly fond of throwing. A fascinating topic, which of course our animal expert and colleague Barbara Barkhausen also got into and talked about with Trudi Latour from SBS.


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Scientists in Australia have observed octopuses throwing mud, shells and algae around. In the process, they caught other octopuses, but also fish that were just "in the way". Females are particularly fond of throwing. A fascinating topic, which of course our animal expert and colleague Barbara Barkhausen also got into and talked about with Trudi Latour from SBS.



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