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- It’s no longer just a popular Beatles song—off the coast of central California, nearly two miles under the sea, is a “garden” of at least 6,000, and possibly up to 20,000, purple octopuses known to scientists as Muusoctopus robustus.
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Aug 23, 2023 · The octopus garden — found on a small hill near the base of Davidson Seamount, an extinct underwater volcano 80 miles (128.7 kilometers) southwest of Monterey, California — was full of a...
Oct 11, 2019 · It is a self guided trail where you can expect to see schooling fish, pylons saturated with colour and life, seahorses, crabs, rays and even the odd penguin. Signs mounted on the pylons indicate special features of the area and animals to look out for.
Oct 1, 2023 · The Octopus Garden, at the base of Davidson Seamount about 80 miles (130 kilometers) southwest of Monterey, California, is the largest of a handful of octopus nurseries recently discovered in...
Aug 24, 2023 · Situated about two miles beneath the ocean’s surface near the base of Davidson Seamount, the Octopus Garden is warmed by deep-sea thermal springs. This warmth speeds up the development of octopus eggs, offering a shorter brooding period that seems to enhance the hatchlings’ survival odds.
Aug 23, 2023 · About 80 miles from the coast of central California, thousands of octopuses gather on rocks two miles below the surface of the ocean. This location, dubbed “octopus garden,” is the largest ...
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There, in the shimmering warmth that seeps through from the volcano below, thousands of 'pearl' octopuses (Muusoctopus robustus) gather to mate, to nest, and to nurture their eggs to hatch. Discovered in 2018, the nursery is the most spectacular octopus nesting site ever discovered.
Aug 23, 2023 · In 2018, researchers from NOAA’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Nautilus Live observed thousands of octopus nesting on the deep seafloor off the Central California coast. The discovery of the “Octopus Garden” captured the curiosity of millions of people around the world, including MBARI scientists.
