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Octopuses are having their moment under the sun, with a flurry of books and documentaries released about them in the past decade.

From Salon • May 12, 2025

Octopuses have been around for hundreds of millions of years, but did you know that most only live for a few years, dying soon after mating or laying eggs?

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024

Octopuses, together with squid and cuttlefish, belong to a group of coleoid cephalopods consisting of several hundreds of species that are characterized by highly diversified lifestyles, body structure and adaptations to their environment.

From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2023

Octopuses are usually solitary, so it was immediately clear that something strange was happening.

From Scientific American • Aug. 23, 2023

Octopuses can squish their bodies down to no bigger than a crumpled-up bag of chips.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden