Tiani Dun, Tentacle Mind (ANIMALS 2022)

Tentacle Mind encapsulates the innate intelligence of these cephalopods that is beyond what we currently comprehend. While holding my breath at seven metres, I watched this Day Octopus change colours, textures and patterns in disbelief. The octopus became almost invisible as he curled around a rock. A true master of disguise; I would have missed him if not for his defining tentacles.

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