[Aquariums & Museums] Vancouver Aquarium's resident octopus released into ocean - Sicamous Eagle Valley News

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Squamish Chief​

VIDEO: Giant Pacific Octopus transferred to the ocean
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“We first observed the octopus spending more and more time outside her den which is a behaviour associated with looking for a mate,” said Ruby Banwait, senior aquarium biologist at Vancouver Aquarium in a news release. “We knew she was fully grown and ...


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Vancouver Aquarium's resident octopus released into ocean
Sicamous Eagle Valley News
“We wanted to give the octopus the best chance and that included diving with her to the ocean floor, limiting her exposure to open water where octopuses are most vulnerable to predation, and finding a suitable habitat for her,” said Banwait. Giant ...

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Amorous octopus freed
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Vancouver Aquarium staff have released a lovelorn octopus into the ocean off the coast of Bowen Island. The aquarium says the female octopus was seen to be spending more time out of her den, a behaviour associated with looking for a mate. After getting ...

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Sicamous Eagle Valley News​

Vancouver Aquarium's resident octopus released into ocean
Sicamous Eagle Valley News
“We wanted to give the octopus the best chance and that included diving with her to the ocean floor, limiting her exposure to open water where octopuses are most vulnerable to predation, and finding a suitable habitat for her,” said Banwait. Giant ...
Vancouver Aquarium transfers octopus in team's first releaseNews1130

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VIDEO: Giant Pacific Octopus transferred to the ocean
Richmond News
“We first observed the octopus spending more and more time outside her den which is a behaviour associated with looking for a mate,” said Ruby Banwait, senior aquarium biologist at Vancouver Aquarium in a news release. “We knew she was fully grown and ...


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Bowen Island Undercurrent​

VIDEO: Giant Pacific octopus transferred to waters off Bowen Island
Bowen Island Undercurrent
“We first observed the octopus spending more and more time outside her den which is a behaviour associated with looking for a mate,” said Ruby Banwait, senior aquarium biologist at Vancouver Aquarium in a news release. “We knew she was fully grown and ...


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