Why Octopuses Don't Get Into a Tangle - Science

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Unlike humans, octopuses don't have a constant awareness of their arms' locations. Their walnut-sized brain simply cannot keep track of what their eight arms are doing. So how come they don't get all tangled up? It's a mystery that has long baffled scientists, but it seems researchers in Jerusalem may have found the answer. Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem placed various amputated octopus limbs in water to see what would happen. The tests showed that the arms would not latch on to other severed limbs. The only time an amputated arm grabbed hold of another was when the skin had been peeled off... READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2014/06/09/why-octopuses-don-t-get-into-a-tangle euronews knowledge brings you a fresh mix of the world's most interesting know-hows, directly from space and sci-tech experts. Subscribe for your dose of space and sci-tech: http://eurone.ws/Y9QTy3 Made by euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe.

Published 2014-06-20 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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