Octopuses Are Sentients is a photograph by Miroslava Jurcik which was uploaded on February 11th, 2017.
Octopuses Are Sentients
Octopuses Are Sentients. Sentience is the ability to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively. In Buddhism, sentient beings are beings with... more
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Octopuses Are Sentients
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Miroslava Jurcik
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Octopuses Are Sentients. Sentience is the ability to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively. In Buddhism, sentient beings are beings with consciousness, composed of the five aggregates : matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness.
•They are the first invertebrates to be seen using tools, such as using coconut shells to hide from potential predators and using rocks and jets of water in a way that could be classified as tool use. Some experiments showed that they can solve puzzles, unscrew jars, distinguish shapes and patterns. They can develop both short- and long-term memory.
•"While I have observed and videoed octopuses hiding in shells many times, I never expected to find an octopus that stacks multiple coconut shells and jogs across the seafloor carrying them," said researcher Julian Finn, a marine biologist at the Museum Victoria in Australia.
In recalling the first time that he saw this behavior, Finn added, "I could tell that the octopus, busy manipulating coconut shells, was up to something, but I never expected it would pick up the stacked shells and run away. It was an extremely comical sight — I have never laughed so hard underwater."
http://www.livescience.com/9762-clever-octopus-builds-mobile-home.html
This is the Common Sydney octopus.
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Rainbow Artist Orlando L
What a magnificent image of this gorgeous octopus!! fantastic composition and capture!! i admire these intelligent friends from the ocean, the same way i respect whales and dolphins!! L/F
Bunny Clarke
A gorgeous capture and composition. The information is interesting too since I too, have felt they are sentient. They have a grace and beauty to them that is magical and elegant.