How veined octopuses use coconut shells as portable shelters

An octopus carries its own shelter

The veined octopus carries discarded coconut shells beneath its body, then walks awkwardly on its remaining arms. The shells become a portable shelter it can take with it.

Ocean currents help shape climates on land

Ocean circulation moves huge amounts of heat and dissolved material around the planet. If those currents change, temperatures and rainfall can also change in places far from the currents themselves.

Alaric captured Rome by starving it

In 410, Alaric captured Rome mainly by starving it, not through a major assault. He controlled the port that supplied Rome’s grain. The sack lasted three days and caused relatively little physical destruction.

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How veined octopuses use coconut shells as portable shelters

An octopus carries its own shelter

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