> The coconut-carrying behavior makes the veined octopus the newest member of the elite club of tool-using animals—and the first member without a backbone, researchers say.
My father used to work with "looked after children" (Children in children's homes). He visited a home, and there was a boy there who had a pet crow. The boy had taught this crow some tricks, including holding a cigarette in its beak. (This would have been about 40 years ago.) My pa took a photo of the boy, and his pet crow, and the crow is "smoking". I have that photo still.
I think what I'm trying to say is that individuals have their own reasons for eating (or not eating) various animals, and so long as those people are not too preachy we can all get along. It is odd that societies tend to have differing views on acceptability of eating various animals - dogs are fine in some countries but not others, horse is tasty in France but weird in UK, Cows are sacred to some but delicious to others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DoWdHOtlrk
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/12/091214-octop...
> The coconut-carrying behavior makes the veined octopus the newest member of the elite club of tool-using animals—and the first member without a backbone, researchers say.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8408233.stm