Deep-sea octopus goes without food for 4.5 years while watching eggs

Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 15:30 in Biology & Nature

Talk about extreme parenting: Scientists have found a deep-sea octopus mama that faithfully guards the same clutch of eggs for an incredible 4-1/2 years -- a record.

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