An octopus patrols a shallow reef, searching for food–and it’s not alone. A flurry of fish move alongside it, in a group hunting phenomenon observed in multiple marine locations around the world.

When octopuses and fish hunt in groups in the Red Sea, the leadership roles are more dynamic than researchers knew — as are some ways the animals enforce cooperation.

We were given a behind-the-scenes look at the daily tasks assigned to the aquarists of the Bailey-Matthews National Shell ...

Some members of an octopus species hunt cooperatively in groups with fish, a new study found — an indication that some octopuses have richer social lives than scientists understood.

A jaw-dropping video caught the moment an octopus punched a fish for “not cooperating with it”. The footage emerged after a new study found that octopuses don’t always hunt alone. Instead ...

On a mild February morning, Isaac Blanco quickly places half a sardine into each cage as his brother, Julio, steers their ...

A team of scientists in the Red Sea captured footage of a big blue octopus hunting with other fish species. Eduardo Sampaio via Campus.Kn In the waters of the Red Sea, fish and octopuses are ...

The influx has caused problems for the shellfish industry in south-west England because octopus eat crabs and lobsters out of fishing pots. Enterprise skipper George Stevens said he had "done the ...

Animal advocates say it takes three pounds of fish or crab to produce one pound of octopus meat. Nueva Pescanova told NPR in 2024 that it planned to thoughtfully source its feed, like from ...