The giant Pacific octopus and other cephalopods are able to change their color and texture due to specific capabilities in their skin, according to the Smithsonian.

Naoto Shinkai / Shutterstock. The giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) is the largest species in the world, weighing as much as 150 pounds and measuring up to 15 feet long.It's also known ...

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

Octopuses and other cephalopods make the fastest transformations in the animal kingdom. Here, a giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dolfeini) changes its color and shape to blend in with red ...

Milwaukee County Zoo visitors who miss Chalupa — the giant Pacific octopus who was humanely euthanized at the beginning of 2024 — will be thrilled to meet the zoo's new arrival. Flurry, a 10 ...

Chalupa, the Milwaukee County Zoo's female giant Pacific octopus, was humanely euthanized on Jan. 25.. According to a statement from the zoo, staff had noticed last August that Chalupa had laid ...

Giant Pacific octopuses have huge, bulbous heads and are generally reddish-brown in color. Like the other members of the octopus family, though, they use special pigment cells in their skin to ...

YAQUINA HEAD, Ore. - Recent video from the U.S. Department of the Interior shows a giant Pacific octopus crawling through the Yaquina Head tide pools in northwestern Oregon. According to the ...

The giant Pacific octopus is one of the smartest creatures in the ocean, and this short viral clip is definitive proof. The video, originally filmed in June 2023, shows a 50-pound octopus ...

Spy a two-spot octopus in this reimagined Aquarium of the Pacific gallery The tentacle-rocking resident will have some notable neighbors, including white abalone and the moray eel.

Chalupa, a Giant Pacific Octopus, was humanely euthanized at the Milwaukee County Zoo in January 2024. ... 🎨 National Creativity Day is May 30, so celebrate your most colorful impulses.