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Do octopuses walk? Or do they swim? Perhaps they just scoot along. Whatever, Caroline Rogers, a marine ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, spotted this one while snorkeling at Maho Bay in Virgin Islands National Park.
"It displayed a very unusual pattern of distinct, light dots against a dark background. And the pattern around the eyes looked somewhat like a person wearing a (snorkeling) mask," says Rogers.
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Another intriguing close observation of nature evokes curiosity and may lead to better understanding. Thanks for sharing both your images and interpretation. What is going on here? Is the octopus teaching or learning?