Endangered finch returns home after 80 years! For the first time since the 1940s, Laysan finch, or ʻekupuʻu in Hawaiian, are now singing on Midway Atoll, or Kuaihelani, after 100 birds were recently released there. The dramatic homecoming last month was a big step in re-establishing bird populations native to the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the Pacific Ocean. Expanding the population range of endangered birds like ʻekupuʻu makes the species more resilient against potential thre

Technically it’s a #novempus”, not an octopus, 🐙 and it appreciates a good sunset. 🌅 🎥 caption by @ghost3dee/IG | Science Channel

Just a month after mating, a female octopus can lay as many as 100,000 eggs. | National Geographic

The mysterious "octopus tree" is just one of the many features of Cape Meares. Read more: https://expo.oregonlive.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/01/1b1ddd10395807/cape-meares-has-big-views-big-trees-and-one-little-lighthouse-on-the-oregon-coast.html?fbclid=IwAR1uMrh5J2H2EUDVGHujg_jHzAoCsR4Fi_nI2QfbkViw_Zq4Z5Vz0aFWp9Q | The Oregonian

Our Animal of the Week is the giant Pacific octopus, which has a new habitat to call home at the National Aquarium! Take a look inside the new Feeding gallery in our Surviving Through Adaptation exhibit and you’ll find yourself in a giant Pacific octopus’s cave, from the inside looking out. | National Aquarium