Article 42FRA Video shows 1,000+ octopuses in Monterey Bay

Video shows 1,000+ octopuses in Monterey Bay

by
Xeni Jardin
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Each of those white dots is an octopus.

Here's a closer view of one of them.
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And here's the video and story behind it from NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.

Excerpt:

What's better than one octopus?
A THOUSAND OF THEM
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While diving in the deep waters of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, researchers aboard the E/V Nautilus came across more than a THOUSAND octopuses! These octopuses - Muusoctopus robustus - were in a likely brooding posture. They were tucked into nooks in the seafloor with their arms inverted, covering their bodies and white egg clusters.

[GIF 1 description: Many white octopuses resting on the seafloor. GIF 2: An octopus rests on the seafloor and displays her siphon through her arms. GIFs/video credit: Ocean Exploration Trust/NOAA]

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