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Secrets of the Octopus Garden: Moms nest at thermal springs to give their young the best chance for survival

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Octopus Garden at Davidson Seamount off Monterey , California , is largest of a handful of octopus nurseries recently discovered in the Eastern Pacific .

Female octopuses seek out rocky cracks and crevices where warm water seeps from the seafloor.

Researchers found nearly 6,000 nests in a 6-acre ( 2.5 -hectare) area, suggesting more than 20,000 Octopuses occupy this site.

The thermal springs at the Octopus Garden are part of a ridge flank hydrothermal system.

Water percolating beneath the seafloor picks up heat from Earth ’s mantle.

These systems have become an emerging focus in seafloot geology.

The deep sea is the largest living space on Earth , and that expansive size can hide the importance of localized hot spots.

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