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Octopuses and fish sometimes join forces to hunt, new study finds
9-26-2024 |
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It doesn't happen very often in the animal kingdom, but inter-species co-operation can be very effective.
Scientists film octopus 'waking up from a nightmare'
VIDEO 5-24-2023 | 12
The footage shows the snoozing cephalopod jolting violently awake as though reacting to a bad dream.
The legacy of 'Paul the Psychic Octopus' persists even today
11-29-2022 | 2
The peculiar trend of having animals predict the winning teams during the World Cup is still alive and well.
A 325-million-year-old octopus has been named after Joe Biden
3-9-2022 | 9
A Carboniferous cephalopod that once roamed the prehistoric seas has received a rather familiar moniker.
Concerns surround plans for world's first octopus farm
2-25-2022 | 11
A Spanish company is planning to set up such a venture within the next two years - but is it really a good idea ?
Could octopuses one day take over the world ?
3-12-2021 | 27
It is a well known fact that the humble octopus is clever as far as animals go, but is there a limit to its potential?
Octopus is filmed punching a fish in the face
VIDEO 12-26-2020 | 7
Octopuses and fish sometimes work together to find food, but this unlikely alliance doesn't always work out.
The strange case of the Pacific tree octopus
4-23-2020 | 9
Back in 1998, Lyle Zapato launched a tongue-in-cheek campaign to save what he called the 'tree octopus'.
Fish farmers rescue eagle from giant octopus
VIDEO 12-14-2019 | 14
The struggling animals were recently encountered off the northwest tip of Canada's Vancouver Island.
Sleeping octopus changes color as it 'dreams'
VIDEO 3-12-2019 | 23
Intriguing footage of a sleeping octopus has suggested that cephalopods may have some concept of dreaming.
Seal slaps kayaker in the face with an octopus
VIDEO 9-28-2018 | 13
A kayaker in New Zealand got the shock of his life when a seal suddenly 'attacked' him in a very unexpected way.
Dr Octopus' robotic arms become a reality
VIDEO 9-4-2018 | 1
A Japanese scientist has developed a set of remotely controlled robotic arms that can be worn as a backpack.
'Psychic' World Cup octopus ends up as dinner
7-6-2018 | 15
An octopus that has been attributed with correctly predicting World Cup results has been killed for food.
Octopuses are space aliens, scientists claim
5-18-2018 | 168
A bizarre new theory proposes that octopus embryos arrived on Earth on a comet millions of years ago.
Aquarium captures footage of hatching octopus
VIDEO 2-11-2018 | 4
The remarkable video shows the moment a young cephalopod emerges from its egg and changes color.
New species of giant octopus discovered
12-30-2017 | 1
Researchers have determined that the giant Pacific octopus is not one, but two genetically distinct species.
Dozens of octopuses invade beach in Wales
VIDEO 10-30-2017 | 17
Beachgoers in the UK have reported seeing dozens of the cephalopods crawling across the sand.
'Octopus city' found off coast of Australia
VIDEO 9-19-2017 | 16
Members of the gloomy octopus species have created their own underwater settlement dubbed 'Octlantis'.
Live octopus turns up in Miami car park
11-19-2016 | 15
Property developer Richard Conlin managed to capture the unexpected cephalopod on camera this week.
Monument honors victims of 'octopus attack'
10-3-2016 | 7
Remember that time a giant octopus dragged a ferry to its doom off Staten Island ? No, neither do we.
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