MBL's Roger Hanlon and Bret Grasse shared their octopus expertise with CBS's Chip Reid on "CBS News Sunday Morning," airing Jan. 12.

It's one of the most bizarre creatures on Earth, and not just because it looks so different. The octopus can camouflage itself in a flash; squeeze its entire body through a one-inch hole; and their brains?  That's right, an octopus has one large central brain, and eight mini-brains, one in each arm. Watch broadcast the segment here ...

Source: The octopus is one of the most bizarre life forms on Earth – one of the smartest, most interesting, and most alien, with eight more brains than you have – CBS News