Deep-sea octopus broods eggs for over four years -- longer than any known animal

Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 03:30 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have observed a deep-sea octopus brooding its eggs for four-and-a-half years -- longer than any other known animal. Throughout this time, the female kept the eggs clean and guarded them from predators.

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