Picture this: a shark minding its business, and then—BAM!—an octopus decides it’s time for a “hug.” This isn’t your typical Discovery Channel special. Footage of a Maori octopus trying ...

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Assistant producer, John Chambers, “our ‘star’ octopus was attacked by a pyjama shark. They have a phenomenal sense of smell and they’re always looking for clues that octopus are hunting.

Researchers now know why octopus moms gather there ... for ecosystems everywhere as the planet warms. Scientists lost a shark tag. Months later, an 8-year-old found it. Chippy the shark’s ...