It includes anywhere that is more than 7,000 metres below the surface. It's possible different species of Dumbo octopus could occupy different depth ranges. Dumbo octopuses are well-adapted to the ...

This octopus species lives in open water in Earth’s ... and billfishes but still described as of least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

This story ran in the April 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. In most octopus species it’s customary after sex for the female to make a meal—of her partner. To avoid being eaten ...

Researchers have uncovered four new species of deep-sea octopus in a nursery located near hydrothermal vents off the Pacific coast. This remarkable discovery sheds light on the mysterious lives of ...

Some take a while to warm up to our staff, others form an immediate bond.” The most common species of octopus in Hawaii and around Maui is the day octopus, or Octopus cyanea. There is one housed ...