75-year bloom and the octopus still picked the wrong plus-one
Why Is This Octopus Hitching a Ride on a Dolphin?
A citizen scientist photographed a common octopus clinging to the fin of a Risso's dolphin off southwest England. Warming waters have produced the region's biggest octopus bloom in 75 years, drawing the dolphins closer to shore from deeper water to feed. Risso's dolphins eat squid and octopus, so researchers believe the encounter was a predation attempt, not a friendship. Scientists want more photos to track how the bloom reshapes the marine ecosystem.
Source: Why Is This Octopus Hitching a Ride on a Dolphin? — Nautilus
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