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Exhibit: Monterey Bay Habitats

Fun and Games with a Giant Pacific Octopus

Brainy and beautiful, the giant Pacific octopus is one of the ocean's coolest creatures and a definite visitor favorite at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. So what does it take to keep these underwater Einsteins happy? Go behind-the-scenes with an aquarist and find out!

Octopuses are mollusks—boneless invertebrates related to clams. But they are no shell-bound mussel that lives in the mud. They’re agile, smart and sneaky, armed with eight sinuous tentacles that are studded with suction cups.

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