The Smartest Animal In The Ocean Only Lives Two Years...Here's Why

Octopus, Octopus Facts, Marine Biology, Ocean Documentary In this video I try to answer the question that bothers me most about this animal. Why would evolution spend hundreds of millions of years building one of the most sophisticated nervous systems on the planet, and then set a timer for two years? The answer involves a gland between its eyes, a hormonal death sentence, and an experiment where scientists removed that gland. These animals are stranger than we give them credit for. And their story is one of the most fascinating in all of biology. In today's video, we look at why the smartest animal in the ocean only lives two years… Keep watching to see Octopus, Octopus Facts, Marine Biology, Ocean Documentary Also check out:    • We Were Wrong About Octopuses...Here's Why   #documentary #Octopus #OctopusFacts #MarineBiology #OceanDocumentary #DeepSea #SmartestAnimal #OceanFacts #Cephalopod #OceanWildlife #UnderwaterWorld