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An octopus has three hearts.
February 11, 2013
There’s a lot of love to go around when you have three hearts.
Photo: Kaitlin Baird
An octopus has three hearts. "The male spoon arm octopus (pictured here) has a modified arm that passes spermatophores into the oviducts of the female." - Kaitlin BairdRead the blog post
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An octopus has three hearts.