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  • Color-Changing Octopus Is Completely Colorblind

    Researchers have just confirmed that while cephalopods (octopus, cuttlefish and squid) are experts at camouflaging themselves, they’re completely colorblind. Professor Justin Marshall and Dr Wen-Sung Chung of the Queensland Brain Institute studied octopus and cuttlefish retinas extensively to make the determination. Their findings were published in The Royal Society. Professor Marshall said, “These engaging and charismatic animals can display […] More

  • Octopus Makes Unbelievable Escape Through Tiny Hole in Boat

    An Alaska fisherman witnessed one of the greatest escapes ever — and he caught it on video. Fisherman Chance Miller was out in search of halibut, cod, and salmon when he pulled up a massive octopus clinging to his bait. “We brought up a Giant Pacific Octopus holding on to the bait while fishing with […] More

  • Incredible Footage: 1,000+ Octopus Moms Found Brooding in Deep Sea

    Researchers recently happened upon an unprecedented sighting — more than 1,000 female octopuses huddled close together in what they describe as an “octopus garden” two miles beneath the waves in the Pacific. The team was exploring the Southeast Davidson Seamount off the coast of California with Explorer Vessel Nautilus when they came across the incredible […] More

  • This Octopus Kills Every Shark That Comes Into its Aquarium (VIDEO)

    This octopus isn’t messing around. The incredible footage below shows a giant Pacific octopus successfully attacking and killing an unsuspecting spiny dogfish shark. Octopuses are generally prey to these sharks, but this octopus wasn’t having any of that. The murderous cephalopod had been sharing an aquarium with several dogfish sharks until staff kept finding the […] More