Scientists intrigued by open-ocean dwelling blanket octopus washing up in Port Fairy

By Jackson Graham
Updated May 14 2019 - 8:44pm, first published 6:00pm
WASHED UP: A blanket octopus has washed up at Port Fairy with scientists believing recent storm activity could have carried the creature from the open ocean onto the beach. Picture Julian Finn
WASHED UP: A blanket octopus has washed up at Port Fairy with scientists believing recent storm activity could have carried the creature from the open ocean onto the beach. Picture Julian Finn

A mysterious and rarely seen female octopus has washed up on a Port Fairy beach but scientists are unsure exactly why.

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