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My Octopus Teacher

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from the sheer number of prey that she has to catch.

My Octopus Teacher

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All sorts of animals.

My Octopus Teacher

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All the mollusks she is capturing, they're quite easy to catch,

My Octopus Teacher

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but they've got these incredibly hard shells.

My Octopus Teacher

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Now, how the hell does she kill and eat them?

My Octopus Teacher

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At the base of all those arms,

My Octopus Teacher

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there's a drill that can drill through hard shell

My Octopus Teacher

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and then drop venom in there, like a snake,

My Octopus Teacher

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and see how that mollusk reacts.

My Octopus Teacher

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But some of these mollusks will only relax

My Octopus Teacher

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if that drill is precisely in the apex of the shell,

My Octopus Teacher

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on the abductor muscle.

My Octopus Teacher

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She basically has to do geometry

My Octopus Teacher

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to work out exactly the precise spot where she needs to drill that shell

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in order to get her food.

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This is high-level invertebrate intelligence.

My Octopus Teacher

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Her ability to learn and remember details.

My Octopus Teacher

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And it hit me how she was teaching me so much.

My Octopus Teacher

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You just can't wait to get up in the morning, 'cause there's so much to do

My Octopus Teacher

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to understand every little tiny mark,