EP19 - The Tiny Blue Octopus Hiding a Mile Under the Ocean

from Big World, Little Ears · host Hippo Tom

What lives in the deepest, darkest parts of the ocean where sunlight never reaches? Scientists just found a golf-ball-sized blue octopus nearly a mile underwater near the Galápagos Islands — and nobody knew it existed! Discover how underwater robots help us explore mysterious places and why our oceans still hold amazing secrets. 🐙 Meet a brand-new species of octopus living in total darkness 🤖 Learn how scientists explore places too deep for humans 🌊 Discover why Earth's oceans are less explored than outer space 💬 If you could discover a new animal, where would you look?

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