Rearing the babies will provide scientists with a rare opportunity to learn about the typically deeper-water creatures ...

Octopuses have gotten a reputation for being cunning camouflagers and intelligent creatures. But some are known for a more ominous reason: They're deadly. One group — the blue-ringed octopus (genus ...

In June 2024 and for years, rumors have spread that a very small, beautiful octopus covered in blue rings has enough venom to kill 26 adults within minutes: The neurotoxin causes progressive paralysis ...

Brookfield Zoo Chicago has welcomed a new eight-limbed animal, a California Two Spot Octopus. The small octopus, known as a “bimac,” is the latest animal to join the zoo’s family. The Pacific Coast ...

Listen. If you can, take a moment and watch this peaceful, good-feeling video of a scuba diver and an octopus. Octopi? Octopuses? Honestly, who even knows anymore, but tell me it didn't hit a sweet ...