Help come up with a name for Detroit's new eight-legged creature, as a one-year-old male octopus from the Pacific Northwest has traveled to Belle Isle Aquarium. The aquarium unveiled the octopus tank ...

A mother in Texas is raising concerns after a Giant Pacific Octopus at the San Antonio Aquarium latched onto her 6-year-old son’s arm and refused to let go, leaving behind visible bruises. The ...

A resident giant Pacific octopus at the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea now has an official name after a public voting process ...

The first thing visitors ask at the Belle Isle Aquarium is where they can find the octopus. It's also the second thing they ask, as they're standing in front of his tank. "His head is hanging down," ...

An octopus attacked a 6-year-old boy at an interactive exhibit at the San Antonio Aquarium, according to his mother — who also claimed workers brushed off the incident involving what they called the ...

An octopus that developed a cult following at a California aquarium has been guarding eggs that will never be fertilized as she reaches the end stages of her life. Ghost, a giant Pacific octopus, came ...

A seven-arm octopus was spotted in Monterey Bay in Nov. 6, 2025; the 'rarely seen' deep-sea octopus was spotted by ...

There’s an eight-armed painter in Florida and its name is Farallon. The artistic octopus can be found at The Florida Aquarium in Tampa and it has taken up painting as an "enrichment" activity, ...

A well-loved octopus named Inky escaped recently from the National Aquarium in New Zealand. Aquarium manager Rob Yarrall says the lid to the octopus’ tank was left slightly ajar after maintenance one ...

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