“If at this point, you’re still considering getting an octopus, maybe first adopt a honey badger and see how that goes,” the family joked to its 362,200 TikTok followers.

It all started because his 9-year-old son wanted a pet. Not just any pet. An octopus. Specifically, a California two-spot octopus, also known as a bimac. So, Cameron Clifford, a 36-year-old ...

A study finds that the gloomy octopus — its real name — is in the small club of animals that toss things at other members of their own species. Skip to content Skip to site index.

They're the eight-tentacled creatures of the ocean, with huge heads and strong suckers along their 'arms'. But how does an octopus move so gracefully without having any bones? It's a question that ...

Amorous octopus latches on to hunky model shooting swimming video — and won’t let go: ‘Get a room’ By . Taylor Knight. Published Jan. 10, 2025, 9:15 p.m. ET. Talk about clingy.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge narrates a new Amazon Prime Video two-part documentary special called "Octopus!", which explores the quirks of octopuses and premieres on May 8 ...

An octopus invited this writer into her tank—and her secret world. In an excerpt from the new book Secrets of the Octopus, an animal lover offers insight into this “strange, beautiful, curious ...

How many hearts does an octopus have? Octopuses have three hearts. One heart pumps blood throughout the body and the other two move blood to the gills, according to the nonprofit National Wildlife ...

Facebook X Reddit Email Save. Their bizarre bodies, blobby shape and unique intelligence rank octopuses among the most beloved creatures of the ocean. The 2020 documentary “My Octopus Teacher ...

It’s not uncommon, for example, to see an octopus using several arms to move itself across the ocean floor while cracking open a shell with two others. Each arm can also react independently to ...

Nine arms, no problem. In 2021, researchers from the Institute of Marine Research in Spain used an underwater camera to follow a male Octopus vulgaris, or common octopus. On its left side, three ...