But did you know that some species of octopus can reach over 6 feet long and weigh more than 100 lbs? The Giant Pacific Octopus is a stunning creature vital to the ocean’s ecosystem’s intricate web of ...

The northern giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) is the largest, longest-lived octopus species. Although its average length and mass are 5 metres and 20 to 50 kilograms respectively, the ...

They eat crabs, shrimps, clams and other hard-shelled creatures. In the northern Pacific Ocean, GPOs live in water as deep as 4,900 feet (1,500 meters). Occasionally, they can be found in shallow tide ...

A bomb cyclone that descended on British Columia’s coast recently carrying fierce winds and heavy rain also had many ocean mammals - including a very resilient Giant Pacific Octopus - bracing during ...

About 95% of the ocean has yet to be explored, but in what has been explored, there are some truly weird deep-sea creatures ...

a saucy giant Pacific octopus, lives. "Remarkably Bright Creatures" earned the nickname of "that octopus book," so much so that the U.K. edition of the novel features that tagline across the top ...

Even with eight legs it was difficult to hang on during this week’s bomb cyclone in British Columbia, with a remote camera capturing an octopus battling currents whipped up by the hurricane-force ...

For a medium-sized species such as the Common octopus, Octopus vulgaris, two years is good going, and with the Giant pacific octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini, which lives in very cold water, you’re ...

At the risk of sounding anthropomorphic, some octopus seem to have traits such as shy, aggressive or even cheeky. The cheeky ones seem to have fun squirting their keepers in the face at every ...

It chose fossil fuels. Disappointed by the slow pace of United Nations climate talks, Vanuatu and other Pacific nations launched a case at the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands to ...