New species of blue octopus discovered 5,900 feet underwater

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New species of blue octopus discovered 5,900 feet underwater

On the ocean floor near the Galapagos Islands , a submersible controlled by scientists came across a mysterious octopus as blue as the ocean that could "could curl up in the palm of your hand." "He's …

On the ocean floor near the Galapagos Islands , a submersible controlled by scientists came across a mysterious octopus as blue as the ocean that could "could curl up in the palm of your hand." "He's tiny! It's blue!" one excited scientist was recorded as saying when she first caught sight of the cerulean cephalopod on footage transmitted from the sub. …

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