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Octopus Floods Santa Monica Pier Aquarium |
On February 26, 2009 the Santa Monica
Pier Aquarium's two-spotted octopus
pulled apart the filter in her tank,
releasing hundreds of gallons of sea
water onto the Aquarium floor.
Update 3/3/05 - many people have
stopped by to check on our octopus.
She's been doing great and doesn't seem
mind all the attention she's been
receiving one bit.
We have had a lot of questions about
octopus enrichment. One of the ways we
provide our octopus with enrichment is
to place some of her favorite food items
(such as chopped squid) in a plastic
ball and allow her figure out how to
take the ball apart to get the treat
inside.
Update 3/5/09: damage and repairs
photos added. We're estimating damages
to the facility will amount to an excess
of $15,000.
Update 3/8/09 Kids' Corner and one
public restroom will be closed until at
least Monday 3/9
You can help the Aquarium raise funds
for repairs by "adopting" our
octopus or one of her friends today!
www.healthebay.org/smpa/aquadoption
55 photos | 10,906 views
items are from between 11 Feb 2009 & 14 Jun 2009.