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Hundreds of Octopus Moms Found in Deepest Nursery Ever Discovered | Nat Geo Wild
Reviewing underwater footage from the waters off Costa Rica, marine biologists discovered something unusual—hundreds of octopus moms, incubating their eggs. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe About Nat Geo Wild: Welcome to a place so wild, anything can happen. Nat Geo Wild is the network all about animals from National Geographic, where every story is an adventure and your imagination is allowed to run wild. Get More Nat Geo Wild: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILD Facebook: http://bit.ly/NGWFacebook Twitter: http://bit.ly/NGWTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NGWInstagram The location, 1.2 miles below the surface, is much deeper than expected to find an octopus nursery. They normally seek out cooler waters to sit with their eggs, but this rocky outcrop is crosscrossed with hot thermal vents. The large gathering is also unusual—these octopuses are normally solitary, and occasionally cannibalistic. None of the eggs were found to be developing, and the octopuses were observed to be under great stress. Scientists think the crevices in the rock offer attractive real estate for the cephalopods. Read more in "Deepest Octopus Nursery Discovered, Holds Dark Secret" https://bit.ly/2vwr96H Hundreds of Octopus Moms Found in Deepest Nursery Ever Discovered | Nat Geo Wild https://youtu.be/A0ufn6VLYt0 Nat Geo Wild https://www.youtube.com/user/NatGeoWild

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