A diver in Canada is shocked when a giant Pacific octopus reaches out, grabs his hand with its suckers, and begins pulling.

Cindy Bessey/CSIRO It is estimated that around 18,000 new animal species are discovered every year – an astounding figure that shows how little we really know about who or what is roaming our planet ...

There are more than 15 species of Dumbo octopus. They are the deepest-dwelling octopus, living at depths of at least 13,100 feet in tropical and temperate waters worldwide.

The Giant Pacific octopus is one of the largest species of octopus in the world, with an arm span up to nine meters long. A B.C. photographer was strolling a Vancouver Island beach with her dog when ...

HONOLULU—Scientists say they have discovered what might be a new species of octopus while searching the Pacific Ocean floor near the Hawaiian Islands. On Feb. 27, a team found a small light ...

A dead Giant Pacific octopus — the largest octopus species in the world — was found on a Vancouver Island, BC beach by a photographer and her dog.

The giant Pacific octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini, is the largest octopus species on Earth. With one of the most complex brains of any invertebrate, the species ranges from Alaska to California.