Fish and octopuses in the Red Sea are teaming up to track down prey, which is likely getting them better results than when each creature works alone. Under the direction of an octopus, fish will ...
The octopuses eat the tissues in the jellyfish's body, or bell, and then pull the prey's stinging tentacles along behind them ...
Octopuses have often been thought to prowl the seafloor solo using camouflage. But a new study suggests that some have surprisingly rich social lives. A new study found that some members of an octopus ...
Most carnivores have teeth to grasp and eat prey, so marine animals with teeth are not uncommon. Sharks, dolphins, eels, whales, many fish species, and marine mammals like seals and sea lions have ...
Octopuses are usually solitary creatures, but occasionally they group together with fish to share the burden of hunting. But woe betide any fish that does not toe the line. Researchers have analyzed ...
Scientists have recently documented a behavior that looks almost comedic at first glance: an octopus suddenly reaching out and striking a nearby fish. Divers have filmed these moments in detail, and ...
A new study found that some members of an octopus species hunt cooperatively in groups with fish. Video shows octopuses punching their companion fish to keep them on task and contributing to the hunt.