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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Green sea turtle on World Oceans Day
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Dolomites
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Have fun storming the castle
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At ease, it’s Armed Forces Day
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Rockin with the rockhoppers
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Celebrating the Acadians
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Earthrise on Moon Day
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Góða ólavsøku, from the Faroes!
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National Cherry Blossom Festival
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Boating on the Bojo
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Okefenokee Swamp
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Stuben am Arlberg, Austria
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A stunning national park in winter white
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Pride 2022
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Whatever floats your boat
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Light show at the skatepark
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Fall Astronomy Week
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Barn owl, England
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It s Independence Day
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Welcome to the Alien Egg Hatchery
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Lantern Festival
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Land ho in New Zealand 250 years ago
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Veterans Day
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The Feathers at Frenchman Coulee near Vantage, Washington
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Nha Phu Bay, Nha Trang, Vietnam
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The globe skimmers return
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A dying breed of tree thrives in an American park
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Take a hike near Lovers Lane
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Kawachi Fuji Garden
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Three cheers for polar bears!