Watching an octopus punch an annoying fish is hugely satisfying to frustrated humans. And other animals do the ...

This octopus behavior might look funny at first glance, but it reveals how evolution solves complex problems in unexpected ways.

An Octopus cyanea hunts with a blacktip grouper on one side and a blue goatfish on the other. Octopuses don’t always hunt alone — but their partners aren’t who you’d expect. A new study shows that ...

It turns out solitary octopuses actually like to partake in multi-species hunting parties. They join fish on their revels and have even been caught disciplining unruly hunting companions with a sly ...

Scientists have recently documented a behavior that looks almost comedic at first glance: an octopus suddenly reaching out and striking a nearby fish. Divers have filmed these moments in detail, and ...

A new study found that some members of an octopus species hunt cooperatively in groups with fish. Video shows octopuses punching their companion fish to keep them on task and contributing to the hunt.

Video from a recent study shows multiple examples of octopuses using their tentacles to punch fish, but it's not part of a sanctioned aquatic boxing match. Instead, researchers said the animals do ...

The cephalopods team up with a variety of fish for hunting, and that results in some complex relationship dynamics that can include violence. Reading time 3 minutes Octopuses are leaders of fish, but ...