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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Falling for Tennessee
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Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
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Pink dahlia flower
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Old city wall of Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon, South Korea
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Tassili n’Ajjer, Sahara, Algeria
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A showcase for future fame
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Mysterious prairie mounds abound
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Baltic Sea, Estonia
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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
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Instant romance
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Gdańsk on the banks of the Motława, Poland
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Morocco in bloom
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Plate-billed mountain toucan with orchids, Ecuador
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Wyoming celebrates its statehood
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Canada Day
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A wild, craggy corner of the United States
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Wildcat in a winter wonderland
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An ancient sailing tradition takes to the water
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Saint Dwynwen s Day
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Flag Day
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A glimpse of the Blue Forest
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Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico
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