Octopus
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What a catch! B.C. viral video captures northern giant Pacific octopus wrapped around trapPort Alberni resident Brooke Sattar told Global News that last week they were out setting some prawn traps when one catch unveiled a big surprise.CanadaDec 30, 2022
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‘One word: epic’: B.C. diver records incredible close encounter with octopusOver 12 years Andrea Humphreys has logged about 675 dives, but in all that time nothing has come close to the experience she had last weekend with an enthusiastic octopus.EnvironmentOct 21, 2022
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Octopuses filmed sucker-punching fish — sometimes out of ‘spite’An octopus will use 'directed explosive arm movements' to control fish when they’re hunting together in the Red Sea, a new study shows.TrendingDec 23, 2020
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Man claims he crashed car while swerving to ‘avoid an octopus’ in middle of U.K. roadDevon and Cornwall Police were called to the scene of a single-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon. Police said a vehicle was found overturned in a ditch.TrendingFeb 6, 2019
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The Vancouver Aquarium now has an octopus named after Seth RogenHey Vancouver, it's Ceph.EntertainmentNov 9, 2018
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See the incredible moment a seal smacks a kayaker in the face with an octopusA kayaker in New Zealand got a sloppy surprise after a seal smacked him right in the face with an octopus. No, really.TrendingSep 26, 2018
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Study finds octopuses on MDMA are more social, touchy-feelyScientists have discovered that a usually antisocial octopus becomes more social and exploratory when given party drug MDMA, similar to what humans experience while on ecstasy, according to a new study.TrendingSep 21, 2018
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No one knows why these octopuses came ashore en masse in WalesA group of octopuses have baffled locals and scientists as they were seen coming ashore nightly along a coast in Wales.EnvironmentOct 30, 2017
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Possible new octopus species found near HawaiiScientists say they have discovered what might be a new species of octopus while searching the Pacific Ocean floor near the Hawaiian Islands.ScienceMar 5, 2016
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WATCH: Local diver’s encounter with a giant octopus goes viralA local scuba diver is hoping her encounter with a giant Pacific octopus will help break stereotypes around the mysterious creature.Feb 25, 2015
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