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Octopus caught hitching a ride on a dolphin
- An octopus was seen hitching a ride on a Risso's dolphin in U.K. waters, highlighting marine life interactions near Devon and Cornwall.
- The Marine Biological Association reported that a rise in octopus numbers is affecting marine wildlife in local seas.
- Research links increasing common octopus populations since 2025 with studies on Risso's dolphins by researcher Josh Symes at the University of Exeter.
- Experts say this sighting helps understand dolphin feeding behaviors and ecosystem changes linked to shifting prey caused by warming seas and changes in species abundance.
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Off the Devon, photographs show an octopus hanging on the back of a dolphin. This encounter occurs while English waters have seen an unprecedented proliferation of octopus for at least 75 years.
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