People can visit the octopus free of charge at the Belle Isle Aquarium, open Friday - Sunday from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

People can visit the octopus free of charge at the Belle Isle Aquarium, open Friday - Sunday from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

We were given a behind-the-scenes look at the daily tasks assigned to the aquarists of the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium.

Newport Aquarium's new "Ring of Fire: World of the Octopus" exhibit will feature Peacock Mantis Shrimp, a species of shrimp known for its iridescent body that resembles a peacock feather.

-- An octopus' daring nighttime escape from the National Aquarium of New Zealand is making international headlines after a handler apparently left the top of the sea creature's tank slightly ajar.

Pacific giant octopus Farallon created two paintings at The Florida Aquarium in June 2021. It is the first time the aquatic animal has done so in the Tampa facility, Aquarium Biologist Halley ...

The Shedd Aquarium’s Oceans exhibit has a new resident — a giant Pacific octopus — and they’re asking the public to help them choose a name for it. From Monday through Sunday, July 4 ...

A 10-second video of a baby Caribbean Reef octopus (Octopus briareus) being hatched has been watched more than 600,000 times since it was first posted to Twitter by the Virginia Aquarium and ...

They call him the "octopus whisperer," and for nearly 25 years this 84-year-old has volunteered to work with the eight armed creatures at the New England Aquarium.

In this Jan. 3, 2019, photo, 84-year-old Wilson Menashi, of Lexington, Mass., interacts with an octopus at the New England Aquarium, in Boston. Menashi, who has spent thousands of hours ...