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and#147;A pleasant, chatty book on aand#160;fascinating subject.and#8221;and#160;and#151; Kirkus Reviews
Octopuses have been captivating humans forand#160;as long as we have been catching them. Yetand#160;for all of our ancient fascination and modernand#160;research, we still have not been able to get aand#160;firm grasp on these enigmatic creatures.
Katherine Harmon Courage dives into theand#160;mystifying underwater world of the octopusand#160;and reports on her research around the world.and#160;She reveals, for instance, that the oldest knownand#160;octopus lived before the first dinosaurs; thatand#160;two thirds of an octopusand#8217;s brain capacity isand#160;spread throughout its arms, meaning eachand#160;literally has a mind of its own; and that itand#160;can change colors within milliseconds toand#160;camouflage itself, yet appears to be colorblind.
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and#8220;A pleasant, chatty book on a fascinating subject.and#8221; and#8212;Kirkus
and#8220;[A] well-written, accessible bookand#8221;. -Library Journal
and#8220;Katherine Harmon Courageand#8217;s reportage on what the mollusk is teaching us about robotics, invertebrate intelligence and camouflage is excellentand#8221; and#8211; Nature Journal
and#8220;In journalist Katherine Harmon Courageand#8217;s intimate, expansive portrait of these mysterious creatures, she reveals their role in everything from military research to tasty cuisine.and#8221; and#8211; Psychology Today
"Octopus! is crammed with funny,and#160;weird, memorable stories about human interactions with cephalopods that start out strange and only get stranger." and#8211; NBCNews.com
"I love Octopus! What creature is more beguiling, expressive and enigmatic? Katherine Harmon Courage's breezy, accessible book introduces us to a top predator, a shape-shifter, a sea mystery that no one can resist." --SY MONTGOMERY, author of Journey of the Pink Dolphins: An Amazon Quest
Synopsis
A pleasant, chatty book on afascinating subject. Kirkus Reviews Octopuses have been captivating humans foras long as we have been catching them. Yetfor all of our ancient fascination and modernresearch, we still have not been able to get afirm grasp on these enigmatic creatures.
Katherine Harmon Courage dives into themystifying underwater world of the octopusand reports on her research around the world.She reveals, for instance, that the oldest knownoctopus lived before the first dinosaurs; thattwo thirds of an octopus s brain capacity isspread throughout its arms, meaning eachliterally has a mind of its own; and that itcan change colors within milliseconds tocamouflage itself, yet appears to be colorblind.
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About the Author
Katherine Harmon Courageand#160;is an award-winning journalist, currently aand#160;contributing editor for Scientific American. This isand#160;her first book. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.