This week Megan shares a couple short science news' about birds who like to live on the edge! Jen's episode comes from a listener suggestion this week- thanks Cristina! Jen dives into the world of Octopuses and we learn a lot about sex arms, mimicry, and some fun folklore- so hold on to the deck and release the Kraken!

Organization to Support: Oceana

Oceana is the largest international advocacy organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation. With more than 200 victories that stop overfishing, habitat destruction, pollution and killing of threatened species like turtles and sharks, Oceana’s campaigns are delivering results. Visit www.oceana.org to learn more.

https://gift.oceana.org/collections/adopt-an-octopus

Adopt an Octopus

The octopus is considered one of the smartest animals on the planet thanks to its many exceptional skills, including camouflage, puzzle solving, tool use and more. There are numerous octopus species around the world, from the tiny-yet-deadly Southern blue-ringed octopus to the ear-flapping Dumbo octopus. Many of these octopus species are vulnerable to overfishing, bycatch and habitat destruction from bottom trawling and climate change.

How Your Adoption Helps Protect Octopuses: Octopuses and other marine creatures are susceptible to toxins in the water like oil and other pollution, such as bilge dumped into the ocean. Oceana works to protect marine animals such as the octopus from harm by stopping cruise ship pollution and advocating for clean, safe energy solutions. All donations go toward making our world's oceans healthier and safer, for generations to come.

References:

https://www.knkx.org/other-news/2019-11-02/a-teenager-takes-on-a-giant-pacific-octopus-and-hate-rains-down-from-adults

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2227498/Dylan-Mayer-Outrage-diver-20-drags-LIVE-octopus-ocean-takes-home-dinner.html

https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/management/mpa/octopus-preserve

https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Invertebrates/Octopuses

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/octopus-facts#:~:text=There%20are%20around%20300%20species,crabs%2C%20shrimp%2C%20and%20mollusks.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ten-curious-facts-about-octopuses-7625828/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/an-octopus-could-be-the-next-model-organism/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/28/alien-intelligence-the-extraordinary-minds-of-octopuses-and-other-cephalopods#:~:text=%E2%80%9COctopuses%20are%20pretty%20good%20at,so%20hard%20to%20experiment%20on.&text=A%202010%20experiment%20confirmed%20anecdotal,those%20that%20are%20dressed%20identically.

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/octopus-chronicles/8-famous-octopuses-to-celebrate-octopus-awareness-day/

https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/revealing-largest-octopus

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/giant-pacific-octopus

https://octonation.com/mimic-octopus-facts/

https://octolab.tv/

https://medium.com/kattyayanis-travelling-circus/4-cephalopods-from-myth-and-folklore-celebrating-world-octopus-429aa24a592e

https://www.the-sun.com/news/2560608/woman-escapes-death-holding-blue-ringed-octopus-kill-26-humans/

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2019/07/uk-backpacker-speaks-out-after-narrowly-avoiding-death-by-a-blue-ringed-octopus.html

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079610718300798

https://a-z-animals.com/blog/the-10-smartest-animals-in-the-world/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/animals-octopi-dolphins-death-oceans

https://a-z-animals.com/blog/the-10-smartest-animals-in-the-world/