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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Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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International Rock Day
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Nuuk, Greenland
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Vale of Edale, Peak District, England
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Anniversary of Bryce Canyon National Park
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Wildcat in a winter wonderland
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A wetland in Västmanland, Sweden
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Loud waters
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And to think that I saw it in Cappadocia
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Climb a tree for wild animals and plants
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Diamond Beach, Iceland
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A bison preserve
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A meerkat stands alone
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Big Bend National Parks birthday
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Belted Galloway cows
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Wildlife crossing, Wierden, Netherlands
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The Blue City of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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Death Valley National Parks Anniversary
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An old celebration for a new season
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The Hermitage of Santa Justa
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A keel-billed toucan in Costa Rica
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Atlantic puffin, Iceland
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Earth Day and National Park Week
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Arches National Park, Utah
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New Year s Day
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Cherry blossoms at the National Mall, Washington, DC
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2026 Winter Olympics
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Flock together for Cousins Day
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A traboule in Lyon, France
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Holidays in the Venetian Lagoon
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