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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Kings of the Kalahari
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A legend and a legendary home
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Staircase of turquoise pools
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International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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Merry Christmas
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Let us introduce you…
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Chapel of St. Michel on Lake Serre-Ponçon, Hautes-Alpes, France
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Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Brazil
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Bathing huts in Skåne County, Sweden
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National Napping Day
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Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
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Feel the spray in Monterey
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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
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Happy World Whale Day!
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A day to celebrate teachers
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Cherry blossoms at the National Mall, Washington, DC
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Whooper swans in Lake Kussharo, Japan
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Avatar Mountains, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China
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Don’t look down
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Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park turns 103
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World Bee Day
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A sizzling summit hides in the clouds
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Welcome to ‘Hollywood North’
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Joshua Tree National Park
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Seonam Temple, South Korea
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World Otter Day