Octopus Chronicles
Rare Social Octopuses Break All the (Mating) Rules [Video]
February 27th, 2013 |
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Of the hundreds of known octopus species, most are anti-social, practice safe sex (to avoid getting eaten by a mate) and lay just one clutch of eggs before dying. The poorly understood larger Pacific striped octopus, however, seems to break from these conventions: They are somewhat social, they mate face-to-face, and the females produce multiple [...]
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