A real-life 'Octomom' off the coast of California has been declared a champion of parenting - and patience - in the animal world. After the deep-sea creature laid a clutch of eggs, she protected her babies until they hatched 4.5 years later, without even leaving to eat.
Not only is that four times longer than most shallow-water octopuses even live, but it's also the longest brooding period known of any animal on the planet, elephants and emperor penguins included.
(via Humanyms)
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