11M views · 86K reactions | Just how smart are octopuses? One is put to the test in this watch-and-learn challenge. | National Geographic Animals | Facebook

Intelligent, social, curious, gentle, even fierce. The octopus is an extraordinary creature. They build cities, use tools, and collaborate with other species to hunt. They have personalities – some are bold, while others shy. These animals can change their skin colour, texture, and body shape in a blink of an eye and see in wavelengths beyond our vision. Produced by Academy Award® winner James Cameron and narrated by Paul Rudd, Secrets of the Octopus takes us under water into the amazing world o

1M views · 7.7K reactions | This octopus hitched one of the coolest rides around—a mako shark. While this might not necessarily be the case here, animals do sometimes latch onto other organisms for travel purposes. It's a phenomenon called phoresy: https://on.natgeo.com/3RyQ5lo Video: University of Auckland | National Geographic | Facebook

1.4M views · 4.5K shares | Octopus: Master of Escape | ViralHog | Facebook