David Scheel Author

David Scheel, Professor of Marine Biology at Alaska Pacific University, has researched the behavior and ecology of octopuses for 25 years. His discoveries include a previously unnoticed species of large octopus in Alaska and a common signal use among octopuses living in unusual densities in Australia. He starred, with Heidi the Octopus and his daughter Laurel, in PBS's "Octopus: Making Contact." He lives in Anchorage, Alaska.