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One summer day off the northern coast of New Zealand, Rochelle Constantine noticed something strange on the water’s surface.
and Steve Haddock (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) caught some rare footage of the popularly called "seven-armed" octopus. In the last 27 years, there have only been 3 sightings of this ...
The octopus could be seen floating into view of ... was 6 feet and 32 inches and weighed 13 lbs., according to the Aquarium of the Pacific. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily ...
The giant Pacific octopus grows bigger and lives longer than any other octopus species. The size record is held by a specimen that was 30 feet across and weighed more than 600 pounds. Averages are ...