In Photos: Amazing 'Octomom' Protects Eggs for 4.5 Years
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 13:30
in Biology & Nature
For 53 months, scientists watched a female octopus in the deep sea vigilantly guard a single clutch of eggs until they hatched. This was the longest brooding period scientists have ever observed — not just for octopuses, but also for all animals.