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Mimic octopus showing typical pattern. The mimic octopus was first discovered off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia in 1998 on the bottom of a muddy river mouth. [5] [6] It has since been found to inhabit the Indo-Pacific, ranging from the Red Sea and Gulf of Oman in the west to New Caledonia in the east, and Gulf of Thailand and the Philippines in the north to the Great Barrier Reef in south.
The series is available in the UK for Regions 2 and 4 as a four-disc DVD set (BBCDVD1233, released 1 September 2003) and as part of The Life Collection. In 2012 the series was released as a four-disc Blu-ray set (released 12 November 2012). A hardback book, Life on Earth by David Attenborough, was published in 1979 and became a worldwide ...
Secrets of the Octopus explores the life, culture, and behavior of different octopus species across the globe. Featuring narration by actor Paul Rudd, and commentary and discussion by a number of marine biologists, scientists, and experts in the field, the documentary series seeks to bring viewers closer than ever to one of the planet's most elusive and alien creatures.
That should give Rudd quite a bit of material to cover in this upcoming docu-series! Secrets of the Octopus will premiere on April 21, which is Earth Day, on National Geographic at 8 p.m. EST/7 p ...
The octopus is one of the most unexplainable animals on the planet, contested only by the platypus, the echidna, and the angler fish. And trust us, you don't know squat about what it can do.View ...
Octopus fisheries exist around the world with total catches varying between 245,320 and 322,999 metric tons from 1986 to 1995. [172] The world catch peaked in 2007 at 380,000 tons, and had fallen by a tenth by 2012. [173] Methods to capture octopuses include pots, traps, trawls, snares, drift fishing, spearing, hooking and hand collection. [172]
The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a mollusk belonging to the class Cephalopoda. Octopus vulgaris is one of the most studied of all octopus species, and also one of the most intelligent. It ranges from the eastern Atlantic, extends from the Mediterranean Sea and the southern coast of England , to the southern coast of South Africa.
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