This story originally appeared in the winter 2025 issue of UC San Diego Magazine as “Making Waves.” This summer, Birch ...

Whether in an aquarium or the wild, the Great Pacific octopus is a solitary creature with a short lifespan of three to five ...

Crews used large nets, water-filled containers and box trucks to relocate hundreds of river otters, sea turtles, manatees, ...

Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is celebrating some significant milestones that highlight their dedication to wildlife care, conservation, and education.

This is very sad news for animal lovers - and for those that frequent the Great Lakes Aquarium often. Staff just shared a bittersweet update. Great Lakes Aquarium is definitely a special place. Not ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Riverbanks Zoo is saying goodbye to some animals while saying hello to others as part of the zoo's ongoing efforts in conservation and education, and dedication to wildlife care.

This is a different kind of ghost story. It’s about an octopus. Her impending death. And the love and wonder she has inspired. I first heard about Ghost, the giant Pacific octopus at Long Beach’s ...

HOUSTON – She’s a three-time USA Today best-selling author. Houston-based author Lynne Kelly appeared on “Houston Life” in April 2024 with her book “The Secret Language of Birds.” Now she’s back with ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography has announced a remarkable first: the successful hatching of more than 3,000 Red Octopus hatchlings — a species native to ...

Ghost, a giant octopus at the Aquarium of the Pacific, entered the final stage of her life cycle in early September The aquarium’s vice president of animal care, Nate Jaros, tells PEOPLE exclusively ...

Ghost always knew when it was showtime. Stretching her eight arms across the tank, the octopus would glide mid-water almost as if she were dancing, leaving admirers on the other side of the glass ...