Video from a recent study shows multiple examples of octopuses using their tentacles to punch fish, but it's not part of a sanctioned aquatic boxing match. Instead, researchers said the animals do ...

Octopus!is a two-part docuseries, directed by Niharika Desai and narrated by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (who is also an executive producer), that takes a look at how octopuses (octopi?) live, reproduce and ...

Rare footage shows a "Dumbo" octopus swimming near a submersible in the deep ocean. The animal was spotted more than 5,500 feet underwater by a research expedition. The Ocean Exploration Trust's ...

Octopus arms are one of the most flexible structures known in all of the biological world. Their agility is so extraordinary that robotics researchers want to learn the secrets behind their movements, ...

The blue-ringed octopus may be tiny, but its venom is deadly. A video of a man holding this world's venomous animal goes ...

This artistic octopus gives Pablo Picasso a run for his money. A sweet video of a cephalopod using its tentacles to "paint" on a canvas provided by aquarium caretakers has gone viral online and ...

A commercial angler beats a nurse shark against the gunwale of a boat on Nov. 19, 2021, off the Florida Keys. PETA State wildlife officers last week arrested a Florida Keys commercial fisherman on a ...

An image shared online in December 2025 was an authentic drone picture of a gargantuan octopus spotted in the Gulf of Mexico.