The highly intelligent cephalopods filled fishing nets and gobbled up crabs and lobsters in Devon and Cornwall this summer.

Crabs can't swim all that fast, so nature has granted them defensive traits that make them the impenetrable forts of the underwater world. Their steel-tough exoskeletons have jagged points that make ...

An Australian woman happened to catch on video an octopus making an ill-fated crab its lunch last week. Porsche Indrisie came across the crab when she was exploring the pools of Yallingup, Australia, ...

A commercial angler beats a nurse shark against the gunwale of a boat on Nov. 19, 2021, off the Florida Keys. PETA State wildlife officers last week arrested a Florida Keys commercial fisherman on a ...

British seas have been invaded by huge octopuses taking advantage of local bylaws to devour crabs and lobsters. Fishermen in Plymouth and Brixton, in Devon have noticed a sudden boom in the numbers ...

The world is full of brilliant creatures, many of whom are smarter than us. One of them is the octopus. This creature can open doors, release itself from jars, turn on lights, and manage to control ...

Some fishermen in south-west England say an "invasion" of octopus and a local bylaw are "decimating" the Devon shellfish industry. The octopus, usually found in the Mediterranean, are being found in ...

Lobsters, octopus and crabs are now among animals the United Kingdom plans to classify as sentient beings, a step that could lay the groundwork for changes in how these animals are treated and ...