How many more cute blue octopuses are out there?

I’ve written several times about the importance of understanding our ocean, so I won’t belabor that point, but just recently, scientists revealed a discovery that makes it all the more poignant.

From a story from Oceanographic Magazine.

Scientists from the Charles Darwin Foundation and the Galápagos National Park Directorate first came across the octopus while on a deep-sea expedition in 2015.

Researchers were exploring the seafloor near Darwin Island using a remotely controlled underwater robot, and as the robot approached 1773 metres (5,800 feet) below sea level, the researchers noticed an octopus.

They found this tiny octopus nearly 6,000 feet in the middle of the pacific. Granted, that is a rich ecological area, but it is still amazing. And cute, too.

Just imagine what else there is to find in the deep sea.

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