Octopuses are renowned for their instant color-changing abilities, a skill they use to outwit predators and surprise prey. Yet, the energy cost behind this extraordinary camouflage has remained a ...

Camouflage isn't the only way cephalopods have evolved to change their appearance. Octopuses and other cephalopods make the fastest transformations in the animal kingdom. Here, a giant Pacific octopus ...

In a delightful encounter along a beach in Wales, marine enthusiasts were treated to a rare sighting of a curled octopus. The captivating footage, captured by Ciara Taylor, a project assistant for the ...

The octopus is one of the ocean’s most fascinating animals. As a species, it possesses almost humanlike intelligence and traits rarely seen in other marine life. This octopus we found on @deepandscary ...

In a world of predators, this octopus chose deception over defense. The mimic octopus can transform into more than 15 ...

Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography successfully hatched over 3,000 Red Octopus hatchlings, a species ...

Klahanie, a giant Pacific octopus whose name means "outdoors" in Chinook Jargon, recently arrived at the Poulsbo aquarium ...

Deep-sea creatures often look more like science fiction monsters than marine animals. The glass octopus is one such animal. The Schmidt Ocean Institute captured this footage of the incredibly rare ...

Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center says it has to rely on local fishermen to find a giant Pacific octopus. A Giant Pacific Octopus playing with toys in the tank at Hatfield ...

An Australian diver captured the moment that an octopus disappeared beneath sand to hide from predators near Rye Pier, Victoria. Jules Casey, who frequently posts underwater footage to her ...