Deep-sea expedition reveals rare octo-nurseries off Costa Rica : vimarsana.com

Deep-sea expedition reveals rare octo-nurseries off Costa Rica

In 2013, scientists found octopuses doing something unusual at Dorado Outcrop, a small seamount off the west coast of Costa Rica. While most octopuses are known to be solitary animals, females had gathered at this spot to brood their eggs near a low-temperature hydrothermal vent. But at the time, scientists didn’t see any octopus babies, […]

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