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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Aerial view of Plaza Mayor, Madrid, Spain
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A cutting-edge art gallery opens in Paris
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Sequoia National Parks 134th anniversary
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Don t forget—it’s World Elephant Day
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Yosemite National Park anniversary
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Looking down on the Otter
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Ocean City, Maryland, at sunrise
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Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
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Porto Timoni beach, Greece
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International Geodiversity Day
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Flower of Life symbol drawn in snow
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A bohemian feline
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Tufa formations in Mono Lake, California
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Lighting it up for Vivid Sydney
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Surf s up—Down Under
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Bioluminescence at Trwyn Du Lighthouse in Wales
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Perseid meteor shower over Oregon
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Bask in the glow—It s World Turtle Day
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Lake Misurina, Dolomites, Italy
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Fibonacci Day
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Celebrating Helsinki’s birthday at the Kiasma Museum
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Toledo, Spain
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Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
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World Otter Day
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A walk among the giants
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Earth Day
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Stop and see the flowers
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Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
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Belgium celebrates its independence
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The Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve in Siberia, Russia
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