How Intelligent the Octopus is

Question 1

Cephalopods

Answer 1

A cephalopod is a sea creature, like a squid or octopus. (squishly creature)
The plural form is octopodes.

How do You feel about cephalopods?
it’s a new kinda ipod, isn’t it?
No

Question 2

Common ancestor

Answer 2

Common ancestor is a term in science which means a creature from which both species evolved.
A common ancestor is a distant relative from which two different species evolved.

Peter Godfrey-Smith said that humans & octopus have a common ancestor. Like a very distant relative.
The common ancestor that we share with an octopus lived about 600 million years ago or actually even a bit longer than that.

Question 3

Comparable

Answer 3

Comparable means similar to, like.

It has a large nervous system in a range comparable to vertebrates.

What is the correct plural form of octopus?
Octopodes
He is quite the fan of our eight-tentackled friend.
Apparently the octopus is a remarkably intelligent creature.

Question 4

Protean

Answer 4

Protean is an adj. which means adaptable or changeable.
!! Plasticity !!

But the absence of hard parts, the protean nature of the body & the sort of the extent of the sensitivity makes it a hard thing to think about.
He talks about the protean nature of its body.

Question 5

Publicity Stunt

Answer 5

A publicity stunt is sth a company might do to grab your attention & promote it’s product.

Octopus has the ability to solve some complex problems & in one famous case one was even able to predict the result of world cup football matches,
it was Paul the octopus.
I don’t think he was really a psychic though. It was just a publicity stunt by the zoo that had him, as a way to promote their zoo.

Question 6

Vertebrate

Answer 6

Vertebrate is the term for the group of animals that have a spine or backbone.

We humans are examples of vertebrates.
A large nervous system is sign of intelligence.