{"id":2119,"date":"2024-03-17T11:46:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T11:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/17\/heres-why-thousands-of-octopuses-gather-at-the-octopus-garden\/"},"modified":"2024-03-17T11:46:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T11:46:34","slug":"heres-why-thousands-of-octopuses-gather-at-the-octopus-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/17\/heres-why-thousands-of-octopuses-gather-at-the-octopus-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s why thousands of octopuses gather at the \u2018Octopus Garden\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.snexplores.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1440_WT_Octopus_Garden_feat-800x450.jpg?fit=800,450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Here\u2019s why thousands of octopuses gather at the \u2018Octopus Garden\u2019\" title=\"Here\u2019s why thousands of octopuses gather at the \u2018Octopus Garden\u2019\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>average<\/strong>: (in science) A term for the arithmetic mean, which is the sum of a group of numbers that is then divided by the size of the group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>biologist<\/strong>: A scientist involved in the study of living things.<\/p>\n<p><strong>brood<\/strong>: A group of related animals that emerges in a specific region in the same year. Depending on the animal type, the collective group is sometimes also known as a year class.\u00a0(verb) The act of guarding and\/or incubating eggs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>egg<\/strong>: A reproductive cell that contains half of the genetic information necessary to form a complete organism. In humans and in many other animals, ovaries produce eggs. When an egg fuses with a sperm, they combine to produce a new cell, called a zygote. This is the first step in the development of a new organism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>marine biologist<\/strong>: A scientist who studies creatures that live in ocean water, from bacteria and shellfish to kelp and whales.<\/p>\n<p><strong>octopus<\/strong>: (pl. octopi or octopuses) Sea mollusks with a soft, sac-shaped body and eight arms. Two rows of suckers along each arm give the animal an ability to grasp and hold onto things. Cousins of the squids, these animals have a sharp beak-like mouth and good vision.<\/p>\n<p><strong>robot<\/strong>: A machine that can sense its environment, process information and respond with specific actions. Some robots can act without any human input, while others are guided by a human.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sea<\/strong>: An ocean (or region that is part of an ocean). Unlike lakes and streams, seawater \u2014 or ocean water \u2014 is salty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sea stars<\/strong>: Another name for starfish, these animals are not true fish. They are related to sand dollars, sea urchins and sea cucumbers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>taste<\/strong>: One of the basic properties the body uses to sense its environment, especially foods, using receptors (taste buds) on the tongue (and some other organs).<\/p>\n<p><strong>tripod<\/strong>: A three-legged stand for supporting a camera or other device.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>average: (in science) A term for the arithmetic mean, which is the sum of a group of numbers that is then divided by the size of the group. biologist: A scientist involved in the study of living things. brood: A group of related animals that emerges in a specific region in the same year. 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