Video:
Prowling Octopus Camouflages Quickly
Cloaked in color-changing chromatophores, an octopus slinks along the seafloor--until it pounces on its prey. Our team spotted this octopus predation event recently in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary while exploring ancient submerged shorelines.
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Expedition
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS) is one of the agencies tasked with the protection of deep-water habitats, commercially important species, and deep sea coral ecosystems around the islands, yet lacks a detailed understanding of the distribution, abundance, and condition of the resources within the Sanctuary.