In a scene more reminiscent of a Gilligan’s Island, octopuses are caught on film digging up discarded coconut shells from the ocean floor and scampering away with their booty to build shelters that would have made “The Professor†proud. The…
Steinhart Aquarium the first to successfully breed dwarf cuttlefish
The California Academy of Sciences’ Steinhart Aquarium recently became the first aquarium in the U.S. to successfully breed Sepia bandensis, more commonly known as dwarf cuttlefish. Pioneered by Academy marine biologist and Reef Builders’ own Rich Ross, the breeding program…
TONMOCON III: Monterey Bay, CA – June 19 – 21, 2009.
TONMOCON III: Monterey Bay, CA – June 19 – 21, 2009. TONMOCON is the largest cephalopod convention, and you should go because it’s free.
Octopus blames SoCal Aquarium staff for flooding
The staff of the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium discovered tuesday morning that hundreds of gallons of seawater had flooded the building. The source of the flooding was discovered to originate from an octopus aquarium which had been carelessly designed to…
Wunderpus markings are unique and allow for photoidentification
As it turns out, those pretty spots on the mantle of the octopus Wunderpus photogenicus are unique to each animal and could be used to track these animals in the wild in much the same way that whales are tracked.…
