http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/trivia-how-many-hearts-does-an-octopus-have/ The Neat Side of the Web Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:04:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/trivia-how-many-hearts-does-an-octopus-have/#comment-246799 aware Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:30:54 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/trivia-how-many-hearts-does-an-octopus-have/#comment-246799 did u get that octopus graphic from the church of the flying spaghetti monster? did u get that octopus graphic from the church of the flying spaghetti monster?

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/trivia-how-many-hearts-does-an-octopus-have/#comment-246206 Alex Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:58:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/trivia-how-many-hearts-does-an-octopus-have/#comment-246206 Neat trivia! Thanks Jason and Marc L! Neat trivia! Thanks Jason and Marc L!

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/trivia-how-many-hearts-does-an-octopus-have/#comment-246048 Marc L Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:45:46 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/trivia-how-many-hearts-does-an-octopus-have/#comment-246048 I've just finished reading the book, "The Zen of Fish" and learned that the octopus also has a separate brain in each tentacle coordinated by one centralized brain in his head. I’ve just finished reading the book, “The Zen of Fish” and learned that the octopus also has a separate brain in each tentacle coordinated by one centralized brain in his head.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/trivia-how-many-hearts-does-an-octopus-have/#comment-245952 Jason Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:42:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/trivia-how-many-hearts-does-an-octopus-have/#comment-245952 It might also interest your readers to know that the <a href="http://www.tolweb.org/Coleoidea/19400" rel="nofollow">esophagus of a cephalopod passes through the center of the animal's brain</a> on its way to the gut. Good thing they have those beaks to take small, bite-sized chunks out of their meals! It might also interest your readers to know that the esophagus of a cephalopod passes through the center of the animal’s brain on its way to the gut. Good thing they have those beaks to take small, bite-sized chunks out of their meals!

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