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Octomom

2024/9/27
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Latif: 讲述了深海章鱼妈妈的故事,展现了其坚持、专注和为后代奋斗的精神,这与日常新闻中的内容形成对比,引发人们对生命意义的思考。 这则故事发生在远离人类日常生活的深海,章鱼妈妈的经历与人类的个人戏剧形成鲜明对比,提醒人们关注地球上更多不为人知的事物。 该故事的重点在于深海章鱼妈妈为后代的生存所付出的巨大努力和牺牲,以及这种行为的非凡意义。 Jad Abumrad: 介绍了深海探险家Bruce Robison及其团队,他们通过遥控潜水器发现了深海章鱼妈妈的故事。 Jad Abumrad还对章鱼妈妈的孵卵行为、生存状况以及最终的死亡进行了描述,并表达了对章鱼妈妈的敬佩之情。 Jad Abumrad还引导听众思考章鱼妈妈的经历与人类社会中母爱的关系,并探讨了人类对章鱼妈妈行为的解读与章鱼妈妈自身感受之间的差异。 Bruce Robison: 详细描述了发现章鱼妈妈的过程,以及在长达四年半的时间里对章鱼妈妈进行的观察记录。 Bruce Robison讲述了章鱼妈妈在孵卵期间不吃东西,身体状况逐渐恶化,并积极驱赶捕食者保护卵的过程。 Bruce Robison还描述了章鱼妈妈最终成功孵化出幼体,并在孵化后被食腐动物吞噬的场景,展现了章鱼妈妈的伟大母性。 Yan Wang: 从科学的角度解释了章鱼妈妈能够长时间不吃东西存活下来的原因,这与章鱼大脑中特定区域(视腺)的活动有关。 Yan Wang解释说,在孵卵期间,章鱼大脑中大部分区域的活动会减弱,而视腺会释放化学物质来维持章鱼的生命。 Yan Wang还介绍了章鱼的繁殖习性和生命周期,并指出深海章鱼的孵卵时间较长,这可能是由于深海环境的特殊性造成的。 Cy Montgomery: 补充了关于章鱼交配行为的细节,并指出章鱼交配后,雌性章鱼会选择安全的地方产卵,并守护卵直到孵化。 Cy Montgomery的描述丰富了对章鱼生命周期的理解,也为章鱼妈妈的孵卵行为提供了更全面的背景信息。 Cy Montgomery的描述也体现了章鱼的智慧和情感,这与章鱼妈妈的奉献精神相呼应。

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Deep-sea explorer Bruce Robison discovered an octopus brooding her eggs a mile under the ocean. He and his team visited her repeatedly over the years, observing her dedication to protecting her eggs while she starved.
  • The octopus, nicknamed Octomom, brooded her eggs for over four years.
  • She remained on her eggs without eating, warding off predators and cleaning the eggs.
  • Deep-sea octopuses are not well-studied, so Octomom's behavior provided valuable insights.
  • Octomom's brooding period is the longest ever recorded for any animal.

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A mile under the ocean, we get to watch an octopus perform a heroic act of heart and determination.First aired back in 2020, this episode follows the story of an octopus living one mile under the ocean as she performs a heroic act of heart and determination.

In 2007, Bruce Robison’s robot submarine stumbled across an octopus settling in to brood her eggs. It seemed like a small moment. But as he went back to visit her, month after month, what began as a simple act of motherhood became a heroic feat that has never been equaled by any known species on Earth. 

This episode was reported and produced by Annie McEwen. 

Special thanks to Kim Fulton-Bennett and Rob Sherlock at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. 

Support Radiolab today at Radiolab.org/donate.  

If you need more ocean in your life, check out the incredible Monterey Bay Aquarium live cams (especially the jellies!): www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams

Here’s a pic of Octomom sitting on her eggs) (© 2007 MBARI), Nov. 1, 2007. 

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