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Octopus has egg-brooding period

Deep-sea octopus has longest egg-brooding period of over four years

Egg brooding represents an evolutionary balancing act between the benefits to the young octopuses of having plenty of time to develop within their eggs, and their mother's ability to survive for years with little or no food.