This family had one pet octopus. Then there were 51.

A family in Oklahoma bought one pet octopus. Now, they are hoping to find public institutions to house her 50 babies. Subscribe to The Washington Post on RUclips: wapo.st/2QOdcqK
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[@rozaliaa_]

Rip Terrance you served your purpose and were loved during your final moments

[@rozaliaa_]

@screwyoutube. female octopuses after they lay their eggs they stop eating food and taking care of themselves to protect their eggs

[@rozaliaa_]

@screwyoutube. female octopuses will stop eating just to protect their a eggs

[@unicornbaby8588]

Ohhhhh that is so precious!!❤ . What a great feel good story!! Thanks

[@rozaliaa_]

@screwyoutube. Female octopus will stop eating once they lay their eggs and will always be near her eggs to protect them from predators. Once the eggs hatched, the female octopus slowly die from starvation.

[@Buffy_kitten_offical]

@screwyoutube. they usually pass on after the eggs hatch

[@photojnt]

Oklahoma? That's in my backyard. Where can I get one?

[@diverguy3556]

Parthenogenesis. Absolutely incredible.

[@qwax]

Cruel and inhumane to keep an octopus in a fish tank.

[@AGY_DR0N3Z]

It’s actually not

[@qwax]

@@AGY_DR0N3Z It actually is. Maybe we should keep you in a tank and see how you like it.

[@keekee7757]

Very cute 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙

[@user-ie8bz7jz2r]

Waste of space story.

[@justkittensbeingkittens5892]

Shut up. We need some cute lil octopuses as a break from all of the depressing shenanigans of the world

[@user-ie8bz7jz2r]

@@justkittensbeingkittens5892 Hey dimwit, you shut up!

[@Pooty_With_A_Fat_Booty]

That's absolutely horrid.

[@diverguy3556]

Why? It's apparently parthenogenesis, a rare but natural occurrence.

[@qwax]

@@diverguy3556 No, the keeping it in a fish tank.