Scientists have found a new octopus nursery in seamounts off the coast of Costa Rica and confirmed a previously discovered one in the area is active, bringing the world's known octopus nurseries to a total of three.
Incredible footage shows babies hatching, mothers protecting their young from predators, and even a potentially new octopus species.
The 18 international scientists aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute's Falkor research ship witnessed the breathtaking scenes via an underwater camera on a remotely operated vehicle during a recent expedition. "The discovery of a new active octopus nursery over 2,800 meters [nearly 9,200 feet] beneath the sea surface in Costa Rican waters proves there is still so much to learn about our ocean,"The unnamed outcrop nursery was in an area explored for the first time, and brooding octopuses were found around low-temperatureframeborder="0″ allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen>genus of...
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