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Scientists Spotted An Octopus Guarding Something, And Then They Realized Why
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Jun 25, 2025
Scientists Spotted An #Octopus ‘Guarding’ Something, And Then They Realized Why. With exceptionally high intelligence levels, strangely short lifespans, and intriguing physical features, the octopus is truly a wonder, so much so that conspiracy theorists believe these creatures to come from outer space! 🔔 Hit the bell next to Subscribe so you never miss a video! ❤️ Like, Comment and Subscribe if you are new to the channel! Join Our Family For More Exclusive Content and Perks : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOaD4JxNYk29LHbHTOx3SQA/join 🔗 More Amazing Stories from Our Channel: ✅ Man Walks 20 Miles To Work Until One Day Cop Follows Him And Sees Why https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHlFcQ0OF8g ✅In 1997, She Got Septuplets — See What They Look Like 21 Years Later! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dQpSkmEv_Y #did_you_know
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with exceptionally high intelligence
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levels strangely short lifespans and
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intriguing physical features the octopus
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is truly a wonder so much so that
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conspiracy theorists believe these
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creatures to come from outer space but
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even though they are fascinating
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researchers happened upon a unique
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octopus that was performing an act that
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could be considered strange even by its
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own species standards appearing to be
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guarding something the researchers were
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set on uncovering this octopus's
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jaw-dropping secret but before we start
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any new stories for 25 years a team of
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Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
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MBRI researchers under the leadership of
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marine biologist Bruce Robinson has
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conducted studies on deep sea creatures
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at Midwater One what's that you ask
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midwater One is a site earmarked for
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further study located in Monterey Canyon
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while they have witnessed plenty of
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intriguing events during their time
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underwater Bruce and his team would soon
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witness a phenomenon unlike any other
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robinson's team decided to perform one
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of their routine surveys of Midwater one
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come May 2007 hoping to collect new data
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for scientific research the team decided
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to plunge into the ocean depths using
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its state-of-the-art audio and visual
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technologies fortunately the researchers
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didn't have to wait long for their first
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sighting considering that it travels 1
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mile deep underwater any survey of the
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Monterey Canyon is expected to take time
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still upon reaching 4600
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ft Robertson and his crew made an
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exciting discovery a female octopus was
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clinging to the edge of a rocky ledge
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just above the ocean floor for a
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creature capable of swimming this seemed
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like a peculiar act while the octopus
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didn't seem to be doing anything of note
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at first the researchers were keen to
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learn more about this creature why you
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ask well this would be because of the
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many facts that make the octopus such a
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fascinating species in addition to its
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mind-boggling anatomy the octopus is
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fascinating because of its high
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intelligence a master of camouflage and
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poisonous this creature is capable of
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using tools to solve its everyday
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problems for example by transforming
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coconut shells into shelters and this
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isn't even the full extent of this
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species wonders while highly intelligent
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and resourceful octtopi have an
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incredibly short lifespan of about 5
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years max what's more most of them will
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only breed once in their lifetime this
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means that time is incredibly precious
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to these sensitive and intuitive
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creatures so what was the octopus doing
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just sitting in the depths of the
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Monterey Canyon when the researchers
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first happened upon the octopus it was
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attached to a ledge they were sure it
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hadn't been there during a previous dive
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so this was their first sighting of it
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and it seemed to be covering something
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with its body what on earth could she be
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hiding at first the research team wasn't
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that besided with the octopus while an
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interesting find they had no idea that
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the octopus had a secret that was far
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more intriguing than they had imagined
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still the team had a job to do which
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meant performing future dives at this
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site on a regular basis upon returning
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after their first encounter with the
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octopus the researchers were surprised
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to find this creature still planted in
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the same spot what was so special about
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this particular place the creature was
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still alive that was for sure but it
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certainly hadn't moved since their last
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visit odd to say the least as the divers
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inspected the octopus more closely they
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discovered scars of varying sizes across
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her body this magnificent sea creature
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had clearly been in a number of
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underwater scraps with others and
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whatever she was guarding must have been
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of paramount importance contrary to
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prior belief the octopus was not
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guarding just one object she was
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actually guarding 160 small items with
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her eight arms curled tightly around
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them the research team continued to
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visit this same spot for 4 and 1/2 years
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making 18 trips in total as time
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progressed the octopus's mystery was
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slowly unraveled the researchers
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discovered that in addition to not
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seeking food the octopus had taken no
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notice of the tiny crabs and shrimps
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that had been going past her clearly she
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had a job to do as the months passed the
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translucent eggs under her tentacles
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grew significantly the octopus was going
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to be a mother but was she really taking
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care of these eggs for all 4 and 1/2
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years with her skin becoming pale and
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loose the octopus would still not take
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any food yes other living things around
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her continued to get a free pass while
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her priority towards her unborn
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offspring is understandable something
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else made the octopus's actions a
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particularly impressive feat you see
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octopus eggs take 2 to 10 months to
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hatch after being laid in this case
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however the Embari researchers
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discovered that this mother octopus had
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been waiting for her eggs to hatch for
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over four years that's the longest
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brooding period ever recorded for any
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animal what's more the octopus in this
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scenario proved to have extreme survival
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skills for the entire period that she
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looked after her eggs the octopus had
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refused to leave their side years going
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without food would be something
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astounding to most of us of course but
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what would be the fate of this
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tirelessly dedicated matriarch september
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2011 was the last time that the research
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divers would see the octopus one month
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later they returned to the same spot
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only to find that the octopus was gone
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at the same time they spotted the
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remains of empty egg capsules thus the
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MBRRI was soon able to decipher the
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entirety of what had happened while the
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fate of the baby octopi is open to
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interpretation the Ambari research team
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was fairly certain that they were alive
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and well because they live in such
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chilly waters unborn octopi need time to
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develop before they hatch so this female
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octopus's offspring should have been
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more than ready to survive in the ocean
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on their own and hunt for small prey
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well the octopus has a breeding strategy
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called semiparity meaning that it will
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go through pregnancy once and will die
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soon after giving birth while it may
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seem harsh this strategy enables this
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species to maximize its breeding
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potential while a sad end for the mother
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octopus her story provided some
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important biological insights during its
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research Embari highlighted that the
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deeper in the ocean an octopus lives the
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longer it typically takes for its eggs
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to hatch so this had resulted in deep
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sea octopuses such as the one in the
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Monterey Canyon having longer lifespans
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than their shallow water counterparts
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ultimately there is a strong lesson to
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be learned this story shows the lengths
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that a mother octopus will go to for her
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young no matter the circumstances the
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fact that an octopus will actually live
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longer should her eggs take longer to
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hatch proves the dedication that she has
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for her young so perhaps this octopus
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mom serves as an example to us humans
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when it comes to our own parenthood
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