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    NEW ANTARCTICA OCTOPUS

    For the first time ever, researchers used a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to explore the East Scotia Ridge. In January 2012, they discovered tons of new species of sea anemones, barnacles, starfish, yeti crab, and this special little octopus. This unidentified pale octopus was found nearly 2,400 meters deep on the seafloor. The new species were found in hydrothermal vents, which are home to animals found nowhere else on the planet. They don't get their energy from the sun, but from breaking down chemicals. (British Antarctic Survey)