Today's issue of Current Biology is a special on cephalopods (octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, and nautiluses) with lots of contributions on various aspects of these amazing species, with a focus on their neurobiology and behaviour. My contribution looks at the way we treat octopuses and other cephalopods and asks whether, given what we are now beginning to realise about their intelligence, it is still acceptable to farm them for slaughter, as a company in Spain is planning to do.
Octopus etiquette
Current Biology Volume 33, Issue 20, 23. October 2023, Pages R987-R990
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See also my Mastodon thread where I highlighted all CB features of 2023.
I'm not on Instagram myself, but I believe if you follow CurrentBiology there, you'll find my features highlighted there as well.
Cover of the special issue. Image: broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) (photo © Kimberly Tripp Randal; instagram @KimberlyLTripp).
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