Daily Breeze

For a Good Cause: A haunting tale of a dying giant Pacific octopus

For Ghost, a 45-pound octopus believed to be between 2 and 4 years old (the average lifespan for her species), it means ...
People

Why Are Octopuses So 'Charismatic, Vulnerable, and Sexy?' Tracy Morgan and Others Want to Know (Exclusive)

Amazon Prime Video's "Octopus!" is a two-part documentary special narrated by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, premiering May 8 Prime Video/YouTube Octopuses are amassing fans for their quirky ways. The upcoming ...
7News Miami

Octopus at San Antonio Aquarium wraps tentacles around 6-year-old boy’s arm, causing suction bruises

SAN ANTONIO (WSVN) — A trip to the aquarium took a frightening turn for a 6-year-old boy in Texas when a giant octopus inside a touch tank left him with a string of suction bruises. Britney Taryn said ...
NPR

Eight arms, endless skills: New study finds an octopus' arms can do it all

Researchers studied octopuses in the wild to learn whether they favor one of their eight arms over the others for certain jobs, but found the creatures give new meaning to ambidextrous. The octopus is ...
Sacramento Bee

Dying octopus tends to thousands of eggs that will never hatch at CA aquarium

An octopus named Ghost will tend to her eggs that will never hatch, a California aquarium said. Screengrab from @Aquariumpacific on Instagram. A dying octopus will devote the rest of her life to ...