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The Story Of An Octopus Named Otto *

Nov 2nd, 2008 · Host Andrea Seabrook tells the story of how a smart octopus named Otto managed to keep the officials at Germany's Sea Star Aquarium in the dark — literally.

Keywords: Germany · Andrea Seabrook · octopus · Otto · Sea Star Aquarium

Detroit Red Wings' Good-Luck Charm? The Octopus

May 12th, 2008 · Detroit Red Wings building manager Al Sobotka talks about the tradition of using a good-luck octopus at the hockey team's games. League officials banned the practice, but it's been recently revived — with a few changes for safety.

Keywords: manager · Safety · Detroit · Traditional · hockey · octopus · Detroit Red Wings · Al Sobotka

The Erotic Lives of Octopuses

Apr 4th, 2008 · Jealous fighting, casual sex, sneaky cheating -- the love life of octopuses just got a lot more interesting. Madeleine Brand talks to Chrissy Huffard, lead author of a study that details the elaborate mating rituals of the octopus.

Keywords: Sex · Madeleine Brand · erotic · ritual · elaborating · octopuses · octopus · jealous · Sneaky · Chrissy Huffard

Fancy Footwork: Octopuses Go Bipedal

Mar 25th, 2005 · Practically every animal that gets around on two feet has bones to help it do the job. Now it turns out that, despite having no bones in their bodies, two octopus species have mastered bipedal locomotion by ambling along on two arms.

Keywords: animal · locomotives · armed · species · Masters · bones · Footwork · octopuses · bipedal · octopus · ambling