After being brought to Atlantis, Triton refused to allow Ursula to be around the citizens of Atlantis in her octopus form, purely because he thought it was hideous and made her look like a monster.

Curious, you flip it over. A row of suckers. A pair of eyes. An octopus. In particular, Amphioctopus marginatus, also known as the coconut octopus. Its common name comes from its habit of hiding ...

This story ran in the April 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. In most octopus species it’s customary after sex for the female to make a meal—of her partner. To avoid being eaten ...