bogleech:

How many times before Finding Dory was an octopus’s camouflaging even portrayed in pop culture at all?? I’m sure it’s happened, but of the thousands of octopuses I’ve probably seen in cartoons, movies and games I’m drawing a blank. It’s at least extremely rare, and that’s so absurd considering how amazing those abilities really are. Hank’s are only barely exaggerated.

Whenever a cartoon calls for an animal that can turn almost magically invisible, they go for a chameleon, which can do absolutely no such thing. Up to now we have been practically hiding from children how incredible cephalopods are and I’m so happy this is such a major part of a movie almost every kid is going to see now.