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    Stories by Katherine Harmon Courage

    The Social Genius of Animals

    The Social Genius of Animals

    New research reveals that animals interact in surprisingly sophisticated ways

    February 6, 2015 — Katherine Harmon Courage
    Octopus Genome Remains Elusive—But Full of Promise
    The Sciences

    Octopus Genome Remains Elusive—But Full of Promise

    As many mysteries as the octopus holds—its comprehensive camouflage, smart suckers, agile brain—its genome is surely holding many more (including how it can regenerate its arms—suckers, nerves and all).

    December 30, 2014 — Katherine Harmon Courage
    There Are Plenty of Octopuses In the Sea—Or Are There?

    There Are Plenty of Octopuses In the Sea—Or Are There?

    First a moment to celebrate Octopus Chronicles‘ 100th post! Little could I have imagined when I started this blog in November 2011 that there would be so much amazing octopus research to cover—and so many wonderful readers.

    December 27, 2014 — Katherine Harmon Courage
    7 Surprising Things Penguins of Madagascar Gets Right about Octopuses—and 4 It Gets Wrong

    7 Surprising Things Penguins of Madagascar Gets Right about Octopuses—and 4 It Gets Wrong

    It’s not very often that a movie comes out that features an octopus as one of the main (speaking) characters. (And they only occasionally become the star of a video game.) So if you wouldn’t mind indulging me for a brief detour into animation territory, let’s see what Hollywood gets right (and wrong) about this [...]

    December 18, 2014 — Katherine Harmon Courage
    Rare Octopuses Get Their Close-Up

    Rare Octopuses Get Their Close-Up

    There are some 300 known species of octopus. From the huge giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) to the tiny poisonous blue-ringed octopus (genus Hapalochlaena), from the shallow-water mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) to the deep-sea Dumbo octopus (genus Grimpoteuthis).

    November 28, 2014 — Katherine Harmon Courage
    Mistaken Octopus Sex Identity Leads to Multi-Armed Wrestling Match [Video]

    Mistaken Octopus Sex Identity Leads to Multi-Armed Wrestling Match [Video]

    The octopus, by in large, practices very safe sex. You would, too, if you and the object of your affection were both cannibals. But the algae octopus (Abdopus aculeatus) has developed a relatively sophisticated mating system that involves far more close contact than many other octopus species.

    November 7, 2014 — Katherine Harmon Courage

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