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Originally posted by Tsuko
Octopus are amazing animals! Their brains are so large that it even extends down to their tentacles. They can also fit through absolutely tiny gaps and some can camouflage really well. Humans could never. 
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Most of an octopus' neurons are in its arms. The rest are in a donut-shaped brain that surrounds its digestive tract. Vision and hearing are handled centrally, but proprioception, smell, touch, and taste are mostly delegated to the nerve cords in the arms. They really are amazing.
