I was hoping to learn about how octopuses live, how their odd bodies worked, and read observations of how smart they were. It was not what I had expected, and it turned out to be a frustrating experience. Unfortunately, this book did not live up to my expectations. I had just watched My Octopus Teacher on Netflix, which had some stunning footage of a wild octopus in the ocean. Not only was it a finalist for the National Book Award for nonfiction, but octopuses are incredibly interesting. So I was pretty excited when I discovered The Soul of an Octopus (2015) by Sy Montgomery. I have looked for similar books since and found nothing quite like it. Morell went into detail about some of the amazing, often unknown, talents of animals from ants to rats to birds. One of my favorite and most illuminating books on this subject was Animal Wise (2013) by Virginia Morell. My main interests are animal behavior and animal intelligence. I love animals, I love learning about animals, and I love reading books about animals.
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