British journalist Andy McConnell was enjoying a morning beach walk on Cebu Island in the Philippines when he came across a ...

One of the world's most elusive sea creatures has washed up on a British beach. The septopus - the seven-legged octopus - is a species with eight arms like other types - but in males, one of them is ...

"The discovery highlights ... the enduring mysteries of the deep ocean." Experts puzzled after 'incredibly rare' creature washes up on beach: 'Something we clearly hadn't seen before' first appeared ...

Scientists on California’s Central Coast recently spotted a giant, evasive seven-arm octopus while on a research expedition in Monterey Bay. The rare creature, called Haliphron atlanticus, was seen by ...

Introduction -- To catch an octopus -- Tough and tasty -- A strange animal -- Skin tricks -- Brain power -- Armed--and roboticized -- Hunting -- Sex and death -- Epilogue Veteran journalist and ...

In an excerpt from the new book Secrets of the Octopus, an animal lover offers insight into this “strange, beautiful, curious creature.” Heavy webbing between the arms of a female blanket octopus ...