and discovered that the octopus is even weirder than it looks. A special thanks to NOAA and professor of marine biology at the Alaska Pacific University, David Scheel, for the amazing footage they ...

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Amazon Prime Video's "Octopus!" is a two-part documentary special narrated by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, premiering May 8 Prime Video/YouTube Octopuses are amassing fans for their quirky ways.

Octopuses have a large nervous system, with the average octopus having about 500 million neurons or brain cells. That puts it in the same “brain range” as smaller mammals such as dogs.

In the new Prime documentary series “Octopus!” actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge spends an hour and a half narrating a story about an octopus named Doris that sets out on her own, falls in love and ...

This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Lest you doubt the awesome power of the drive to procreate, consider what Mr. and Mrs. Argonaut (Argonauta argo) must go ...

The mimic octopus is a real creature, and the real life version is even more awesome than its CGI counterpart. Produced by Matt Stuart and Rebecca Harrington Follow TI: On Facebook More from Tech ...

North Pacific giant octopus hug massive crab, such as snow crabs, to paralyze them instantly. Then they use their suckers to crush their prey to pieces before enjoying the feast.

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 ...

Barry Young holds up a caught octopus at Brixham Fish Market Some fishermen in south-west England say an "invasion" of octopus and a local bylaw are "decimating" the Devon shellfish industry.