Although giant Pacific octopuses are masters of disguise, the new octopus at the National Zoo revealed its true identity Saturday when a keeper helped it select its name: Pandora. The octopus had a ...

Pandora, the female giant Pacific octopus at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, died yesterday. Animal care staff estimate that Pandora was about 5 years old. The median lifespan for giant Pacific ...

Washington's favorite cephalopod, the National Zoo's female giant octopus Pandora, has died, the zoo announced Wednesday. Pandora was 5 years old, the upper range of the median life span for her ...

Also, the zoo recommends tuning in at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. EST, when the octopus is fed shrimp, fish and crabs. Peters calls the giant Pacific octopus the 'giant panda' of invertebrates.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- The National Zoo's oldest giant octopus, Pandora, recently died at the age of 5. Pandora weighed 15.4 pounds and her arm span was 7.8 feet. The zoo announced her death ...

Onondaga County plans to open the first octopus exhibit at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park using $150,000 raised by ... Fun facts about the giant Pacific octopus from the National Zoo.

Ophelia was named by Rick and Laura Iorio, of Manlius, who donated money toward the exhibit after they saw the giant Pacific octopus exhibit at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Ophelia, who ...

Washington’s favorite cephalopod, the National Zoo’s female giant octopus Pandora, has died, the zoo announced Wednesday. Pandora was 5 years old, the upper range of the median life span for ...