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alfreda89 ([personal profile] alfreda89) wrote2005-04-14 10:02 am

A REAL Baby Cthulhu!

And you thought impending motherhood was tough... Go look fast at the baby, I have no idea how long Ev1.net will keep this link hot.

Eggs Hatching for Aurora the Octopus

Aurora with all eight of her arms held tight to her dream of motherhood.

Even when most any other expectant mom would have become discouraged, not Aurora the octopus. The aging Giant Pacific, a resident of the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, embraced her maternal instinct and was rewarded this week.

Her eggs finally began hatching. The first of thousands have burst out into pearly white, tear-shaped babies with huge eyes and stubby appendages.

http://my.ev1.net/english/news/newsarticle.asp?articleID=49726530&subject=science

[identity profile] hoosier-red.livejournal.com 2005-04-14 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
They are so cute (yes, I think octopi are cute). But it's so sad that she's probably going to die as a result -- it's just too CHARLOTTE'S WEB for my comfort. Maybe the handfeeding will keep her going.

[identity profile] frankthurk.livejournal.com 2005-04-14 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
He's so cute, who'd think he'd grow up to be a god of destruction?