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Rare footage reveals elusive Arctic bobtail squid mom with clutch of eggs
['Sanidhya Sharma', 'Claire Cameron']
Scientific American
The Arctic Ocean is one of the most extreme environments on Earth, but that’s not stopping this cephalopodThe Arctic Ocean is one of the most extreme environments on Earth, but that’s not stopping one cephalopod from making a home there.
In a first, researchers observed an Arctic bobtail squid in the North Atlantic.
The team captured video of a mature female squid tending her eggs.
The finding “highlights the resilience of marine life in one of Earth’s most extreme environments,” said Paige Maroni, a researcher at the University of Western Australia, in a statement.
“Our results show low-impact science and expedition tourism can help fill major biodiversity gaps in remote polar regions,” she said.