For World Smile Day, we bring you one animal that can’t really smile, at least not in a way that humans recognize. The common octopus, seen in this photo, has a mouth with a beak-like exterior which it uses to crack the shells of the crabs and shellfish it eats. That opening you can see in this photo, below the octopus’ eye, is an aperture, part of its breathing mechanism. Still, if you let your imagination run with it, the octopus does look like he just heard a really good joke. And really, isn’t a ‘grinning’ octopus enough to make you feel good on World Smile Day?
Is that a smile?
Today in History
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Looking back at Yellowstone, 30 years after the fires
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Churún Merú waterfall in Venezuela
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A bridge that rocks
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Château de Villandry, France
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Old man s whiskers growing wild
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Celebrating migrations
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GOAL!
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Steyr River, Austria
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A day to celebrate teachers
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A towering view of the Pale Mountains
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A meerkat stands alone
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Füzér Castle in the Zemplén Mountains, Hungary
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American Eagle Day
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An emerald isle of the Emerald Isle
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International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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Holidays in the Venetian Lagoon
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Flag Day