Never seen an octopus hatching? You’re about to, thanks to video shared by the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center last Wednesday. The ten-second footage of a baby Caribbean Reef octopus emerging from its egg has been viewed over 600,000 times, reports the Washington Post.
ICYMI: Your daily squee has arrived. #octobabies pic.twitter.com/D9e5T5bkun
— Virginia Aquarium (@VAAquarium) February 7, 2018
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If the city is named R'lyeh, just leave.
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I'm thinking "Will this big machine eat me?"
The New York Times, via Sharon H.
Golly, I sure do enjoy being a ferret!
Bored Panda, via Faye
You drifted into my arms like a vision from a dream, soft and fuzzy with beady eyes full of secrets and mischief. Then as mysteriously as you appeared, you were gone. I will always cherish the moments we had, but sometimes the loss is more than I can bear.
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