After being introduced in October, C.C.(The giant Pacific Octopus) and Clove(Male partner) mated, with an end result of a large batch of eggs!
Approximately 300 baby octopuses are floating around in a tank at the Vancouver Aquarium after they hatched earlier this week.
Dennis Thoney, director of animal operations at the aquarium, says opportunities to see the giant Pacific octopus mate are rare and they’ve been extremely lucky to witness it several times.
On raising these Octopus past metamorphosis Thoney stated:
“I think it’s only been done once before. So the likelihood of some of these surviving is not high, but we’re going to try to see what we can do.”
“The hard part is to keep these animals fed and make sure they have enough food, We have to provide them the right food and nutrition so they’d last.”
Sadly the mating ritual also marks the end of life for the octopuses, with Clove passing away a few months after the mating ritual, while C.C. is expected to die in the coming weeks.
