The hectocotylus is both a reproductive and sensory organ, Harvard scientists and others have found. Octopuses are some of ...

Scientists found that the male’s hectocotylus, the specialized arm for mating, is lined with receptors that can sense ...

A new study by Harvard biologists reveals how octopuses feel their way to potential mates with a "taste by touch" sensory ...

Just when you thought you knew how mammalian digestion works, you come across an animal that breaks all the rules. Meet the ...

How do octopuses mate in the dark? A new study shows how the hectocotylus arm uses progesterone receptors to "taste" for a mate.

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Taika Waititi teams up with Disney to release "A Disney Holiday Short: The Boy & The Octopus," out now on YouTube. LOS ANGELES -- This holiday season, Taika Waititi and Disney bring a heartwarming new ...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Disney World on Tuesday announced an opening date and menu details for its new Pirates of the Caribbean-themed tavern, The Beak and Barrel. Disney officials also shared a ...

SEATTLE (KOMO) — A Seattle scuba diver spotted an elusive animal lurking beneath the surface of Puget Sound. Avid Seattle scuba diver and photographer Nate Paradiso stumbled upon a giant Pacific ...

A mother in Texas says her 6-year-old son was injured after a giant Pacific octopus grabbed his arm when he reached into a touch tank at the San Antonio Aquarium. NBC ...