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A cluster of deep sea octopus Muusoctopus robustus at Davidson Seamount, off California.

Deep-sea ‘octopus garden’ has warm water that speeds egg hatching

2 March 2022

Thousands of brooding octopus mothers gather at a spot 3200 metres deep off the coast of California because warmer water there dramatically reduces hatching times

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