Octopus Angles
- Nirupam Nigam
- Aug 30, 2019
- 1 min read
People have this odd urge to bring order into everything. When I was in college studying biology, I had an extensive introduction to the field of taxonomy - the categorization of life on Earth. Taxonomists officially put octopus into the same phylum as clams, snails, and slugs - mollusca. In doing so scientists decided to classify octopus as well developed, intelligent slugs. After spending significant time with a curious specimen last weekend, I started to get the feeling that all these classifications are a moot point. Intelligent life is the same regardless of phylum. This individual was almost human in its curiosity. I think the emotion in these photos speaks for itself.
Mình có lần lướt đọc mấy trao đổi trên mạng thì thấy nhắc tớiشيخ روحاني nên cũng tò mò mở ra xem thử cho biết. Mình không tìm hiểu sâuرقم شيخ روحاني, chỉ xem qua trong thời gian ngắn để quan sát bố cụcرقم شيخ روحاني cách sắp xếp các mục và trình bày nội dung tổng thể. Cảm giác là các phần được trình bày khá gọn, các mục rõ ràng nên đọc lướt cũng không bị rối Berlinintim, với mình như vậy là đủ để nắm شيخ روحاني مضمون tin cơ bản rồi.
I liked how the post described the moment with the octopus and the idea that our need to classify animals does not always capture their true intelligence or curiosity. The writer even reflects that octopuses are grouped with mollusks like snails and clams, yet their behavior can feel almost human in curiosity.While reading it I remembered a tough semester when I used do my Statistics class work and struggled to understand patterns in data. That moment taught me that careful observation helps both in science and in appreciating nature.
gfdgf