Study finds octopuses can learn to use mirrors to locate hidden food
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A new study published in Current Biology by researchers at Dartmouth reveals that octopuses can learn to use mirrors to locate hidden food, demonstrating sophisticated spatial thinking. This is the first evidence that invertebrates can use mirrors as tools to understand their environment—a skill previously only seen in vertebrates like mammals and birds. After training, the octopuses correctly identified food locations about 73% of the time.
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· 3 pulledOur findings are the first to demonstrate that invertebrates can use mirrors to understand their environment to find food.
Octopuses have long been known for their remarkable intelligence.
After training, the animals correctly identified the food's location about 73% of the time, showing they could use a mirror as a tool rather than simply reacting to a reflection.
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