The visually arresting and often misunderstood octopus has long captured popular imagination. With an alien appearance and an uncanny intellect, this exceptional sea creature has inspired fear in famous lore and legends - from the giant octopus attack in <i>20,000 Leagues Under the Sea</i> to Ursula
Octopus: The Oceans Intelligent Invertebrate
β Scribed by Mather, Jennifer, A;Wood, James, B;Roland, C Anderson
- Publisher
- Timber Press-Workman Publishing
- Year
- 2013;2010
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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