Octopuses are laying eggs in cans, bottles and other litter that ended up in the sea, these are now their lairs

Many species are forced to adapt to changes in their habitats and among these there are octopuses, as evidenced by research

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If it is true that octopuses are animals full of resources, what is happening in the seas is nothing more than yet another testimony of how much human activities are upsetting ecosystems of the Planet as marine biologists and other divers reported more and more sightings of octopuses collecting containers such as bottles and cans to lay their eggs inside. 

Octopuses are very intelligent animals, able to adapt to any natural circumstance, but the immense amount of waste that is released into their habitat is changing the habits of this species, as shown by a new study published in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin which has observed 24 species of octopuses which, forced to cope with changes, they take refuge in old bottles and even a worn out battery, transporting shells and plastic caps inside the den, which is the easiest to find nearby.

The study, conducted by the University of Rio Grande in Brazil, collected 261 reports and images submitted by citizens - most of these photographed in Asia between 2018 and 2021 - and noted that more than 40% of the time octopuses they holed up in glass objects, while in 24% of cases the objects were made of plastic.

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Researchers have shown that although octopuses 'intellectual abilities allow them to survive, the risk for these species is very high when considering only the animals' exposure to heavy metals or harmful chemicals in the waste. There are no sadder images considering that if octopuses manage to live with human waste, these are potentially lethal to many other animal species that do not have the same luck..

Fonte: ScienceDirect

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