Fish & Water - Sounds Wild
Octopus Vision

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Octopus vision

The giant north pacific octopus can weigh more than 100 pounds, but in Alaska waters they are more commonly 40 to 80 pounds. These fast-growing animals are able to fatten up on crabs and mollusks using a combination of skills, including keen vision and intelligence.

Sherry Tamone, a marine biologist with the University of Alaska Southeast, worked with a team of researchers to study the giant octopus in Kachemak Bay. She said the giant mollusks have excellent eyesight.

(20 sec quote about eyes structure)

The octopus has more than just good eyes, it also has the brainpower to process the information.

(Second quote about size of brain and learning. 10 sec.)

That can pay off - because octopus can learn by watching other octopus.

(34 sec quote about learning by watching.)