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Now in Her Final Days, Ghost the Octopus Deserves All the Love on World Octopus Day

Ghost, the giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini), has been stealing hearts since she arrived at the Aquarium of the Pacific in May 2024. Collected from the wild in British Columbia by a ...
WLWT

6-year-old boy left covered in bruises after octopus grabbed his arm at aquarium

A mother says a recent visit to the San Antonio Aquarium ended with an octopus latching onto her son’s arm at an exhibit. Britney Taryn told KABB the giant Pacific octopus clung onto her 6-year-old ...
WSB-TV

Octopus grabs boy at aquarium interactive exhibit, leaving him with bruises

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A visit to the San Antonio Aquarium turned into a surprising encounter for Britney Taryn and her sons when an octopus grabbed her 6-year-old son Leo’s arm on July 14. At an ...
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 ...
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 ...