Scientists stumble upon hundreds of octopus moms in the deep sea

Mongabay
Apr 19, 2018, 6:37 am103 pts
Scientists exploring a patch of the seafloor some 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) deep inside the Pacific Ocean have accidentally stumbled upon a large nursery of octopus mothers. A team of geochemists had gone looking for warm water seeping out of cracks on the Dorado Outcrop, an expanse of rocky seafloor made of…

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