Not so smart after all. Took them almost 2 minutes to solve it.
Marine experts have given 25 octopuses a Rubik's Cube each in a study aimed at easing their stress levels in captivity.
Scientists believe the intelligent sea creatures have a preferred arm out of eight that they use to feed and investigate with.
They are now testing this theory with a month-long observation project in which the octopuses will be given food and toys to play with.
Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-07-07 |