An Octopus Named Inky Escaped From a New Zealand Aquarium

Females typically die after their eggs hatch, having guarded them without eating.

Veined octopuses have been filmed carrying coconut shell halves to use as portable shelters.

Thousands of color-changing cells called chromatophores let them blend in or flash warnings.

Roughly two-thirds of its half-billion neurons sit in the arms, letting them act with a degree of independence.