Visit the Sidney centre to vote for the new sea star name for the latest octopus ambassador: Minnie (Patiria miniata, bat ...

A groundbreaking video has captured footage of a coconut octopus, found in tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean, throwing stones at fish whilst hiding inside a clamshell - the first time ...

In the new Netflix documentary "Our Oceans," stunning footage captured a coconut octopus using its siphon to shoot stones at predatory fish while hiding inside a clamshell—a behavior never ...

Turquet’s octopus, which is widespread around Antarctica, has a lot to tell scientists about West Antarctica's imminent ice ...

This makes it easy for them to vanish through tiny cracks—an ability that allows them to escape, Houdini-like, from all but the most octopus-proofed aquarium. Not only can all of their suckers ...

When it comes to cooking seafood, octopus is one of the trickier sea creatures to handle. If you're going to grill a tentacle ...

the giant Pacific octopus, has an arm measurement of 7 feet or more, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. "A full-grown giant Pacific octopus can weigh more than 50 pounds. The ...

In a groundbreaking discovery captured on film for the Netflix series 'Our Oceans,' a coconut octopus has been observed using projectile motion to hurl stones at fish. This unprecedented behavior ...

The keepers feed the octopus with mussels and prawns and bits of fish and crab. Sometimes they put the food in a dog toy for him to tease out with his tentacles, so he can practise his hunting skills.

Long gone are the days when octopus was shunned as “the devil fish.” People around the world seem to have come to recognize it as a delicacy. I don’t like the soaring prices at all ...