Pelagic parenting: A deep-sea squid broods its eggs

Reproduction is one of the many challenges faced by deep-sea animals. In recent years, submersibles have allowed scientists to explore the lives of deep-sea animals in ways that were not possible before. One of the many exciting discoveries was that a mother of the deep-sea squid species Gonatus onyx broods her eggs by holding them in her arms, a behavior that had never been previously reported for squids. This shocking discovery was the first time scientists had evidence of parental care in squids. In 2012, a team of researchers led by Stephanie Bush, reported finding another species of deep-sea squid that broods eggs, Bathyteuthis berryi, suggesting that this form of parental care may be a common solution to a reproductive problem for deep-sea squids.
Publication:
Bush, S. L., Hoving, H. J. T., Huffard, C. L., Robison, B. R., & L. D. Zeidberg. 2012. Brooding and sperm storage by the deep-sea squid Bathyteuthis berryi (Cephalopoda: Decapodiformes). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 92(7):1629-1636.
Video producer: Susan vonThun
Music: "Aqua lounge", www.freestockmusic.com
Script and narration: Stephanie Bush
Production support: Lonny Lundsten, Kyra Schlining, Nancy Jacobsen Stout, Linda Kuhnz, Bruce Robison

[@andyfriederichsen]

That squid with the big eyes looks so cute :3

[@news100plus]

Life, even under the harshest and most challenging of conditions, is beautiful...

[@ChimpFromSpace]

Cephalopods have to be the most fascinating creatures on Earth.

[@roha5220]

The 9 dislikes came from squids who had their eggcases eaten

[@KamaloExp]

squid ward hate exposure

[@markmarsh27]

I went to The Monterey Bay Aquarium 30 years ago. ... It's one of The Most Amazing Places in the World. ... We hand-fed baby rays with scallops. ... The first time your hand disappears under the ray and you feel the scallop sucked gently out of your hand is scary, but then you fall in love with them. ... They were only about 18 inches wide with flat dolphin-like faces. ... amazing experience.

[@mikeoxmall3847]

That squids huge eyes seemed so sweet to me!! 💖👀🦑

[@tylercahill7859]

The last part was like the baby saying hi mommy and then the mom or the bigger squid was like your looking good and snagged him in 😂

[@kennethpaulmagalona3416]

i came here on youtube because i want to watch on how to cook calamarie. so this is the 1st stage on how to have a calamarie then?

[@gingergiggles]

Awww, shes smaller than an ovarian cyst I had once!

[@Mangoo88]

Motherhood is so beautiful in any type of shape

[@LiGhTPouLE]

I saw that squid with a lot of eggs in her arms in one of your videos, i thought it was a New squid species 😂😂😂🤦‍♀️ good to know those were eggs!

[@jqstjohn]

Thank you!

[@areyeh4979]

How amazing... So much things to discover out there...

[@giftd18]

I mean they got like 8 of them damn arms.. why not use 2 to keep their young with them..

[@CrazyCannibalClown]

Nature is beautiful.

[@catface]

baby squids are so cute! ^^

[@proy2448]

At what depth was this filmed?

[@robertrodriguez5354]

Fascinating!

[@mariakuijpers5308]

Het lijkt wel buitenaards ik vind het super mooi.👍

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

0:15 Darkness? That's probably an advantage, less reason to discriminate everyone is beautiful... :P

[@Weirdkauz]

If you have time to spare, dear Stephanie, you COULD work on your delivery, it’s a bit mechanical. Not complaining, though, but very grateful for such gorgeous content! Thank you ever so!

[@angelovergaraalarcon]

The space in the deep sea

[@maidenchynna2725]

Neat

[@downbey915]

Mommy Woomy

[@jacobrubydev]

0:35 Did she just say... OCTOPUSES?!
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[@nicowusky2886]

'Octopuses' is one of the correct plural forms of octopus tho. 🤔
'Octopi' is just commonly used.
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