Scientists gave an octopus a mirror. Here’s what happened next.

[Smadar Spector]

Scientists gave an octopus a mirror. Here’s what happened next.
Disc. Wildlife. 11 June 2026.

A new study published in the journal Current Biology recently found that octopuses can learn how to use mirrors to locate food hidden from view in an impressive feat of spatial thinking never before observed in invertebrates.
Researchers from Dartmouth College conducted an experiment involving three California two-spot octopuses (Octopus bimaculoides) – the goal was to find out whether the animals could be trained in using a mirror to locate an out-of-sight food...

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/octopus-mirror-test

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