4-6 months (nearly 50%) longer. Elaborating on an earlier point, making room for the newborn after reproduction (via premature death) is evolutionarily advanta

4-6 months (nearly 50%) longer. Elaborating on an earlier point, making room for the newborn after reproduction (via premature death) is evolutionarily advantageous because octopuses are cannibals… https://www.livescience.com/why-octopus-moms-self-destruct https://www.livescience.com/why-octopus-moms-self-destruct