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> “They have a curiosity,” he said. “For some other animals, it’s only about eating and making love. But I think octopuses have time to wander — time for hobbie
by joules77 1y ago
> “They have a curiosity,” he said. “For some other animals, it’s only about eating and making love. But I think octopuses have time to wander — time for hobbies.”
Book reco - Raph Koster's Theory of Fun - how Play leads to knowledge formation. Octopuses love to play.
- aa-jv 1y agoI've seen them playing, and whenever I visit the coastal tidal pools of my youth back home in southwest Australia, I make it a habit of sparing a gold coin for the task of luring them out of their cubbies wherever I find them .. I once played 'fetch' with an octopus for an hour, over and over just throwing a gold coin into the area outside its lair, having it come out and chase the glinting disc as it sinks deeper, discover it is inedible, toss it aside for me to retrieve, and repeat over and over until I eventually got bored. I've often seen 'middens' containing dregs of the local fishermen, lures and hooks and sinkers and other shiny trash, collected in a pile, and in my youth I'd often catch an octopus tending to such treasures. They are truly beautiful creatures, and I hope to see more and more interaction between our species, and less harvesting for food (at least on our side of the diplomatic table...)
- gsf_emergency_2 1y agoOof.. that hit me right in the bellyfeels.. Of all the intelligent genuses, these guys must realize they have the shortest time on earth