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Three hearts and blue blood

The octopus has three hearts and blue blood.

Two hearts pump blood to the gills; the third, to the rest of the body. Its blood carries oxygen using copper instead of iron, which is why it is bluish.

A curious detail: the main heart stops when the octopus swims, which exhausts it. That is why many octopuses prefer to walk along the seabed rather than swim.