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Whatever the reason, curry, often based around massala spices, hot chilies and lots of freshly made coconut cream, is a staple. This could be something to do with the history of the islands – electricity arrived late – so spices were used as a preservative. The curry is a dish that every Seychellois adores. And there is a simple reason for that – From freshly caught fish, to locally grown fruit, from spicy curries to sweet fried bananas, there is something here for every taste bud and palate. 14 in the journal Current Biology.Most of Seychelles’ visitors fall in love with is the food. The scientists detailed their findings Dec. As octopuses have no parental care and short, highly vulnerable life cycles, he believes these are hardwired complex behaviors that evolution has selected for "since ancestors of this group moved away from the safety of reefs out onto the exposed muddy seafloor." "The fundamental question is whether this is a sign of learning capacity or inherited," Norman said. These new findings are the first reported instance of an invertebrate that acquires tools for later use. Tool use was once thought of as a defining feature of humans, but over the years the number of known animals using tools has grown to include other primates, as well as dolphins, elephants, birds and other creatures.
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They suggest the octopuses used large empty seashells before people began discarding coconut shells nearby.
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Two shell-less octopuses were also seen extracting coconut shells buried under the surface and squirting jets of water at them to flush them clean of mud.Īlthough hermit crabs do use discarded seashells as homes, "there is a fundamental difference between picking up a nearby object and putting it over your head as protection versus collecting, arranging, transporting - awkwardly - and assembling portable armor as required," said researcher Mark Norman, head of science at the Museum Victoria. On four occasions, the creatures traveled up to 65 feet (20 meters) lumbering with stacked coconut shell halves beneath their bodies. Over the course of 500 hours spent diving underwater off the coasts of Northern Sulawesi and Bali in Indonesia, the researchers observed 20 veined octopuses. "Even the soft-bodied octopus, a relative of the snail, is capable of amazing tricks." "Complex behaviors are not the exclusive realm of 'higher' vertebrates," Finn told LiveScience. The researchers were originally investigating the mimic octopus ( Thaumoctopus mimicus) - a species that can impersonate the appearance and movements of snakes, fish and other creatures - when they chanced upon this unusual tool use on the part of the veined octopus. It was an extremely comical sight - I have never laughed so hard underwater." In recalling the first time that he saw this behavior, Finn added, "I could tell that the octopus, busy manipulating coconut shells, was up to something, but I never expected it would pick up the stacked shells and run away.