octopus

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In its annual marine review the Wildlife Trusts says octopus numbers were this summer at their highest level since 1950.

From BBC

Almost a half-mile below the surface of Monterey Bay, Calif., scientists recently recorded rare footage of a seven-arm octopus — only the fourth time the same research team has spotted the species in about four decades.

From Los Angeles Times

Swedish man teaches pet octopus to play piano.

From MarketWatch

The ingested loot is set with 60 white diamonds and 15 blue sapphires, according to the jeweller's website, and opens to reveal an 18-carat gold miniature octopus.

From BBC

"These were something we clearly hadn't seen before, with a large diameter and big suckers - far too big for the common curled octopus we see around the shore here."

From BBC