Citation
Noël-Guéry, Alix (2019) Octopus sentience: Three criteria. Animal Sentience 26(24)
Thread
Jennifer Mather, What is in an octopus's mind?
Abstract
The first question to ask is whether octopuses are sentient, so that, if so, they can be protected. Three consensual criteria to evaluate animal sentience can be applied to the octopus. Octopuses meet all three of them.
DOI
10.51291/2377-7478.1514
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