Caption: An octopus cyanea hunting with a blacktip grouper on one side and a gold-saddle goatfish (‘blue goatfish’) on the other. An octopus patrols a shallow reef, searching for food–and it’s not ...

A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution lifts the veil on what happens when octopuses and fish hunt together. As it turns out, this cross-species relationship is more complex than anyone ...

An Octopus cyanea hunts with a blacktip grouper on one side and a blue goatfish on the other. Octopuses don’t always hunt alone — but their partners aren’t who you’d expect. A new study shows that ...

Octopuses, long considered solitary creatures, are now engaging in complex, cooperative hunting behavior with fish, displaying shared leadership and sophisticated teamwork, according to a new study ...

Video from a recent study shows multiple examples of octopuses using their tentacles to punch fish, but it's not part of a sanctioned aquatic boxing match. Instead, researchers said the animals do ...

Octopuses are some of the smartest invertebrates in the animal kingdom, with an exceptional ability to solve problems, use tools, and recognize their surroundings and individual people. Over the years ...

In nature, interactions between species are often framed in terms of survival—those that hunt and those that are hunted. But research is showing some animals form surprising partnerships, reshaping ...