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The octopus is a pretty clever animal, but with most of its brain cells actually in its “arms”1
Octopuses can be trained, they have problem solving and memory skills2
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[1] Octopuses have a large nervous system, with the average octopus having about 500 million neurons or brain cells.
[2] Research from the mid-20th century showed that octopuses could be trained to perform simple tasks and have problem solving skills.
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