Casper, The Friendly Deep Sea Octopus
posted March 7, 2016 #
The North Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) currently has an exploration ship, the Okeanos Explorer, out in the Hawaiian Archipelago searching for and documenting marine life. In their short sprint out in the waters (Feb 25th to March 18th) they've already discovered a new breed of Octopus. They're playfully referring to the little guy as "Casper" and this video properly captures their excitement upon the initial sighting. Cheers to them for the new discovery and cheers to Casper for keeping himself hidden for so long.