BBC Earth recently came out with a new episode in their series about aplayful octopus that when faced with a unique situation, displays unique abilities and surprising intelligence. "A professor develops an extraordinary relationship with an octopus when he invites it to live in his home. The octopus, called Heidi, unravels puzzles, recognizes individual humans and even watches TV with the family."
"The episode also showsremarkable behaviorfrom around the world - from the day octopus, which can change color and texture in a split second, to the coconut octopus, which carries around its own coconut shell to hide in. But most fascinating of all is seeing how Professor David Scheel and his daughter Laurel bond with an animal that has nine brains, three hearts and blue blood running through its veins." Truly incredible.