Virginia aquarium captures moment octopus being born
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February 9, 2018
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February 9, 2018 4:53 PM EST
The Virginia Aquarium posted a video to social media earlier this week revealing the moment a baby octopus is born.Virginia Aquarium / Facebook
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A remarkable video showing the birth of an octopus at the Virginia Aquarium has been viewed more than 1 million times on social media.
The clip shows a baby Caribbean reef octopus wriggling out of a flowerlike section of eggs. Almost immediately, the colorless creature’s cells fire pigment, giving it a brownish hue. It waves its tiny arms and shoots off into the water.
Aquarium spokesman Matthew Klepeisz says their researchers have theorized that the swift pigment flow is either due to the stress of being born or an instinct to camouflage fast.
The aquarium in Virginia Beach posted the 10-second video on its Facebook page Tuesday and it had been viewed 1.6 million times by Friday afternoon.
Klepeisz says the aquarium is “thrilled” with the response to the video.
http://facebook.com/VirginiaAquarium/videos/10156635814499119
Virginia aquarium captures moment octopus being born | Toronto Sun
Associated Press
More from Associated Press
Published:
February 9, 2018
Updated:
February 9, 2018 4:53 PM EST
The Virginia Aquarium posted a video to social media earlier this week revealing the moment a baby octopus is born.Virginia Aquarium / Facebook
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A remarkable video showing the birth of an octopus at the Virginia Aquarium has been viewed more than 1 million times on social media.
The clip shows a baby Caribbean reef octopus wriggling out of a flowerlike section of eggs. Almost immediately, the colorless creature’s cells fire pigment, giving it a brownish hue. It waves its tiny arms and shoots off into the water.
Aquarium spokesman Matthew Klepeisz says their researchers have theorized that the swift pigment flow is either due to the stress of being born or an instinct to camouflage fast.
The aquarium in Virginia Beach posted the 10-second video on its Facebook page Tuesday and it had been viewed 1.6 million times by Friday afternoon.
Klepeisz says the aquarium is “thrilled” with the response to the video.
http://facebook.com/VirginiaAquarium/videos/10156635814499119
Virginia aquarium captures moment octopus being born | Toronto Sun
