The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness

The Soul of an Octopus

A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness

2015 • 273 pages

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Naturalist Sy Montgomery takes us into the world of the octopus, and it's a world we had no idea existed. Montgomery first befriends an octopus at the New England Aquarium near her home, and Montgomery's captivation with the octopus soon becomes our captivation with the octopus. We discover the color-changing abilities of the octopus, the many ways octopuses evidence their abilities to learn, the curiosity of the octopus, as Montgomery takes us with her to her aquarium, to other aquariums, to the Gulf of Mexico, and even to the reefs of French Polynesia.

I never would have suspected that I could fall in love with an invertebrate.

November 29, 2020