TGIF: 8-Legged Mom Has 50,000 Babies: 2-Legged Woman Watches
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By , on June 10th, 2011 One comment   Cephalopods, Pictures and Movies   ,  

H/t to NPR Laurynn, it turns out, often spends her winter evenings diving into the ocean, not too far from Harbor Avenue in downtown West Seattle. A couple of years ago, not far from the shore, she discovered a giant Pacific octopus doing exactly what I described — having babies…In the video, you can . . . → Read More: TGIF: 8-Legged Mom Has 50,000 Babies: 2-Legged Woman Watches

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The “Leathery Turtle”
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By , on April 20th, 2009 3 comments   Adaptations   , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

This originally posted here during Megavertabrate Week in 2007. I’m reposting it here in honor of the Great Turtle Race of 2009! Good luck turtles! See map below for updated results – Billy is swimming like crazy!. ——————————————————————————————————– From The Desk of Zelnio: Dermochelys coriacea So you walk into the pet shop, you’re looking around . . . → Read More: The “Leathery Turtle”

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