Extremely rare octopus found only in Nicaragua stuns scientists

• The extremely rare species that is stunning scientists with its intelligence and behavior has only been found in a few locations off Nicaragua in murky intertidal waters near the mouths of rivers

 
August 13th, 2015 -

Panamanian biologist Arcadio Rodaniche first submitted a scientific description of a bizarre creature called the larger Pacific striped octopus in the 1980s. The animals, which he raised in a large saltwater pool, didn’t behave like any other known octopus. They appeared to be relatively social, with males and females sometimes living together in the same den…