The abyssal depths of the world's oceans are a place of eerie mystery. The creatures that lurk therein live strange lives, ...

After the center reopened, the 2,100-gallon Giant Pacific Octopus Habitat was found leaking and inoperable. The decision to replace the tank with a new one was made after 19 months of attempts to ...

Go diving into the intertidal waters of the Great Barrier Reef along the northeastern coast of Australia, and you might happen upon a tiny octopus, no more than the size of your hand. Perceiving ...

Octopuses have a superpower. They can cling to nearly any surface, no matter how wet or slippery, with their sucker-lined ...

Octopus nervous systems are structured entirely differently from our own. However, the eight-limbed molluscs are known to be very intelligent, prompting many questions as to how exactly their ...

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Onlookers glimpsed an “incredible sighting” in a California harbor, a business said. About 25 octopuses surfaced over the ...

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About 25 octopuses surfaced over the course of an hour near shops by the wharf in Monterey on Oct. 28, according to a Facebook post by Monterey Bay Whale Watch. Employees said even after 20 years ...