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Sister in octoarms calls for defamation suit against humans in Korean op-ed piece:

먹물을 뿜는다 하여 너희는 나에게 고상한 이름(文魚)을 붙여 주었다. 그렇지만 나의 이미지는 여전히 고약하기 짝이 없다. ... 너희 법정이 양심이 있다면 우리에게도 명예훼손 소송을 허(許)하라.

List of grievances also in English for Cascadian humans.

Caution to humans: we have mastered your jar lids... manipulating your legal system easy as cracking crabs.

2024-04-05 Rising Ocean Temperatures Threaten Octopus Vision & Survival (University of Adelaide): Climate change is causing an increase in the number of octopuses, but the warmer ocean temperatures could also harm their vision and put their survival at risk, according to a recent study.
2024-03-18 "She's Bouncing the Ball!" On the Uncanny Way Octopuses Play (David Toomey): Real, empirical evidence of octopus play would be a finding of some consequence.
2024-03-04 Oldest Known Animal Sex Chromosome Evolved In Octopuses 380 Mya (Nature): Researchers have found the oldest known sex chromosome in animals -- the octopus Z chromosome -- which first evolved in an ancient ancestor of octopuses around 380 million years ago. The team also found Z chromosomes in some other octopus and squid species -- but not in a nautilus.
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