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The Octopus Scientists

by Sy Montgomery
Sy Montgomery
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With three hearts and blue blood, its gelatinous body unconstrained by jointed limbs or gravity, the octopus seems to be an alien, an inhabitant of another world. It's baggy, boneless body sprouts eight arms covered with thousands of suckers—suckers that can taste as well as feel. The octopus also has the powers of a superhero: it can shape-shift, change color, squirt ink, pour itself through the tiniest of openings, or jet away through the sea faster than a swimmer can follow.
But most intriguing of all, octopuses—classed as mollusks, like clams—are remarkably intelligent with quirky personalities. This book, an inquiry into the mind of an intelligent invertebrate, is also a foray into our own unexplored planet. These thinking, feeling creatures can help readers experience and understand our world (and perhaps even life itself) in a new way.

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Series: Scientists in the Field Publisher: Clarion Books Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9780358639497
  • File size: 68437 KB
  • Release date: February 8, 2022
  • Duration: 02:22:34

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  • ISBN: 9780358639497
  • File size: 68444 KB
  • Release date: February 8, 2022
  • Duration: 02:24:34
  • Number of parts: 2

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Juvenile Nonfiction Nature Reference Science

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With three hearts and blue blood, its gelatinous body unconstrained by jointed limbs or gravity, the octopus seems to be an alien, an inhabitant of another world. It's baggy, boneless body sprouts eight arms covered with thousands of suckers—suckers that can taste as well as feel. The octopus also has the powers of a superhero: it can shape-shift, change color, squirt ink, pour itself through the tiniest of openings, or jet away through the sea faster than a swimmer can follow.
But most intriguing of all, octopuses—classed as mollusks, like clams—are remarkably intelligent with quirky personalities. This book, an inquiry into the mind of an intelligent invertebrate, is also a foray into our own unexplored planet. These thinking, feeling creatures can help readers experience and understand our world (and perhaps even life itself) in a new way.

Expand title description text
Juvenile Nonfiction Nature Reference Science
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Clarion Books
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9780358639497
    File size: 68437 KB
    Release date: February 8, 2022
    Duration: 02:22:34

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9780358639497
    File size: 68444 KB
    Release date: February 8, 2022
    Duration: 02:24:34
    Number of parts: 2

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English
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