Deep below the waters of the mighty Pacific Ocean, a mother is making the ultimate sacrifice for her babies. In this touching YouTube clip, you see a female giant Pacific octopus lay down her life to ...

WASHINGTON — Most octopuses lead solitary lives. So scientists were startled to find thousands of octopus huddled together, protecting their eggs at the bottom of the ocean off the Central California ...

Thousands of giant Pacific octopus eggs, laid more than a year ago, began hatching this spring at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, facing a future with the odds overwhelmingly stacked against life ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ghost, a giant Pacific octopus beloved by aquarium visitors, is entering senescence, the final stage of her life.

A dying octopus will devote the rest of her life to caring for her eggs at a California aquarium. But the eggs will never hatch, according to a Sept. 8 Facebook post by the Aquarium of the Pacific.

An octopus named Ghost will tend to her eggs that will never hatch, a California aquarium said. Screengrab from @Aquariumpacific on Instagram. A dying octopus will devote the rest of her life to ...