The Summary A new study found that some members of an octopus species hunt cooperatively in groups with fish. A new study shows that some members of the species Octopus cyanea maraud around the seafloor in hunting groups with fish, which sometimes include several fish species at once. It’s an indication that at least one octopus species has characteristics and markers of intelligence that scientists once considered common only in vertebrates. These hunting groups typically included several species of reef fish, such as grouper and goatfish. These are the ambush predators, the ones that don’t move, don’t look for prey,” Sampaio said.

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Persons: aren’t, ”, Eduardo Sampaio, Simon Gingins, ” Sampaio, it’s, “, Martha, I’ve, ” It’s, Jonathan Birch, ” Birch, cyanea Organizations: Max Planck, Animal, London School of Economics Locations: Eilat, Israel