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The octopus is a fascinating creature with three hearts. The first two hearts pump blood to its gills, allowing it to breathe underwater. The third heart pumps blood to the rest of its body. Interestingly, the third heart stops beating when the octopus swims, which is why it crawls instead. This unique adaptation sets the octopus apart in the marine world. Ever ponder over the intricate marvels of the marine world? Consider the octopus for instance. What if I told you that this creature known for its intelligence and camouflage has not one but three hearts. Quite a love machine, isn't it? Indeed, the octopus is a fascinating specimen with unique anatomy boasting three hearts that function in unison to keep it alive and kicking. To understand this, we must delve into the heart of the matter, quite literally. The first two hearts known as the branchial hearts have a very specific role. They pump blood to the gills, the octopus's breathing apparatus. Just as how our lungs need blood to oxygenate, the octopus's gills need blood too and that's where the branchial hearts come in. They ensure a steady supply of blood to the gills enabling the octopus to breathe underwater. The third heart known as the systemic heart has a different role. It pumps blood to the rest of the body ensuring that every organ, every tentacle gets the oxygen, the nutrients it needs. However, there is an interesting quirk. When an octopus swims, this heart actually stops beating. That is why you will find octopuses crawling rather than swimming. It is less tiring for them. So, in the truest sense, the octopuses lives and breathes by its three hearts, two for the gills ensuring the creature's respiration and one for the body supplying life-giving blood to every organ and limb. And when it decides to swim, it literally does so with a stopped heart. And to recap, the octopus, the eighth arm, the wonder of the ocean is a testament to nature's ingenuity. It thrives with the three-hearted system, a unique adaptation that sets it apart in the marine world. The branchial heart caters to its gills enabling respiration. The systemic heart serves the rest of the body but holds when the creature swims. So, the next time you marvel at an octopus, remember, it's not just its intelligence or camouflage that makes it special, it's the unison of its three hearts that truly sets it apart. After all, it's not every day that you encounter a creature with a triple dose of heart. Thank you.