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Don't miss our current lively and inquisitive giant Pacific octopus!

Previous Octopuses:

We generally only keep our octopuses for only a matter of months before we release them back into the wild, usually when they begin to show signs of senescence.

Miss Oscar was released Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

Aurora was released Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013.

Squirt was released Friday, December 14, 2012.

Pearl was released on July 7, 2012.

Ursula was released in December of 2011.

Read more about the giant Pacific octopus's life cycle
Enjoy some great video of Ursula shared with us by a visitor.

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OctoFAQ - Frequently asked questions about our octopus
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Critter Corner: The Giant Pacific Octopus
The HMSC Animal Husbandry team: Meet the people who care for our living exhibits, and learn more about what they do
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Visitor Julia Rask caught some great video footage of our previous octopus, Ursula, cleaning her suckers during a November 2011 visit. If you look closely, you can see the infertile eggs she had laid hanging from the tank's front wall:

For more information about the exhibit and octopuses in general, see our OctoFAQ.