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The day octopus can be found in one of the tank of the Mauritius aquarium in Pointe aux Piments. It is a very interesting animal. The day octopus has the ability to change colours very quickly and also skin texture. You can spend hours looking at it in the tank. The octopus is a cephalopod. There is over 250 species of octopus. Some octopuses species do not live long, some of them have a life span of only six months, and some other species as the North Pacific Giant Octopus can live up to five years also depending in which circumstance they are living. The octopus has three hearts, one of the heart pumps blood the body the 2 others pump blood through each of the 2 gills. Octopuses are known to be quite intelligent and may be the most intelligent invertebrates.
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