For weeks, Nat Geo photographer David Liittschwager joined researchers to study octopuses, learning all about their unique characteristics. From their ability to change their skin color to their curious minds, find out what David discovered at https://on.natgeo.com/4aEMhG2 🎥: David Liittschwager | National Geographic

Happy World Octopus Day! Watch our aquarist build trust with the giant Pacific octopus in our care through enrichment activities. 🐙 | National Aquarium

Our Animal of the Week is the giant Pacific octopus, which has a new habitat to call home at the National Aquarium! Take a look inside the new Feeding gallery in our Surviving Through Adaptation exhibit and you’ll find yourself in a giant Pacific octopus’s cave, from the inside looking out. | National Aquarium

Watch this octopus escape through a super small hole in a boat — and prepare to FREAK THE EFF OUT 😱 Plus more animals: http://bit.ly/2s6z1cV | Cosmopolitan