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Octopuses just passed a mirror challenge few expected; scientists found they could use reflections to locate hidden prey in 73% of trials

You've probably heard that octopuses are smart, right? They can open jars, solve puzzles, and even identify individual human faces. But a new study suggests their brains are wired in ways much stranger and more impressive than anyone expected.

According to a study, ‘Octopus bimaculoides can learn to utilize a mirror to localize a reward outside the line of sight,’ published in Current Biology by researchers at Dartmouth College, three California two-spot octopuses (Octopus bimaculoides) learned to use a mirror to find a hidden food reward they could not see directly.

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