[Red Badger]

The cuttlefish cousin, octopus, is very smart.

A local bar owner, years ago, had a octopus in the bar aquarium.

It would rearrange the objects in the aquarium to it’s satisfaction and the bar owner would put them back where he wanted them.

But the next morning they would be right back where the octopus wanted them.

He finally gave up..................

[Boogieman]

Yes, even in the wild an octopus will arrange stones, bones, shells, etc in its lair to make “art”. That’s the origin of the term “Octopus’ garden”, made famous by the Beatles.

[Robert DeLong]

Well, yes animals have some intelligence without question. But in no way are they like humans. Dogs come close, and they aren't even the smartest animal.

Humans are the only species of animal that can make their own tools. No other species can do that. While some do indeed use objects like a tool, they cannot fashion their own tools. That is what sets us off from the other animals, with regard to intelligence.

[lee martell]

The Octopus probably thought switching the objects around was a game he was playing with the Bar owner.
When the Bar owner ‘gave up’ the Octo took that as his own triumph over that ‘Two legged beast on the floor’.