Octopuses Have Remarkably Similar Sleep Patterns to Humans–and May Even Dream

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Researchers found that, like us, the octopus transitions between two sleep stages, a “quiet” stage and an “active” stage that resembles REM sleep in mammals. Their arms and eyes twitch, their breathing rate quickens, and their skin flashes with vibrant colors—which has led scientists to conjecture that they may even be dreaming. Researchers from the […]

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