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Name: Ben 
Status: educator
Age: 9-12
Location: WA
Country: N/A
Date: 4/28/2005
Question:
Are Octopuses intelligent enough to open a jar of food to get a piece of food out of it say for example a lobster?

Replies:
yes

PF

Yes, there have been several documentaries produced that clearly demonstrate the Octupus intelligence. The issue is that they do not live but a few years; depending upon the species, 2-5.

Steve Sample

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