# Love for the octopus, part II **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 16, 2005, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-for-the-octopus-part-ii/299621 "2005-04-16T13:44:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2005, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-for-the-octopus-part-ii/299621/1 "2005-04-16T13:44:53Z")
Almost a year has gone by since the story of octopus lovers [J-1 and Aurora](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=256037) captivated the imaginations of the masses. Now, CNN reports that their love has[come to fruition](http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/04/15/octopus.love.ap/index.html) with the hatching of the first of thousands of eggs. Months after aquarium staff had given up on the eggs, Aurora, a candidate for Mother of the Year if ever there was one, refused to give up. > [@](#): > > Day in and day out, she sucked in water through her mantle and sent waves of cleansing water over the eggs. She defended them against hungry sea cucumbers and starfish. The blessed event almost didn’t happen. The staff was draining the tank but Aurora refused to give up. > [@](#): > > As the water went down and she was going down with it, she sprayed her eggs, now exposed and drying on a rock. > > Sharp-eyed intern Meghan Kokal saved the day. Some eggs were placed in her palm and she gave them a close look, asking about the two red dots. The dots turned out to be developing eyes. Give Meghan a raise and her own parking spot! Sadly, J-1 did not survive to witness the blessed event. He died of old age in September, after having been removed from Aurora’s tank for “crankiness.” Aurora herself is probably not long for this world. Females of her species tend to die after spawning, because they stop eating for months and devote themselves to defending their eggs. Congratulations Aurora! ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2005, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-for-the-octopus-part-ii/299621/2 "2005-04-16T13:52:15Z")
_sniff_ Such a… beautiful story. I’m glad to hear it worked out. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2005, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-for-the-octopus-part-ii/299621/3 "2005-04-16T14:01:39Z")
Awww~The baby’s so cute! (What does that say about the wonderful universal design of infants that I find a baby octopus cute in the same way I find my baby daughter cute? Weird.) Yay for Aurora! ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2005, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-for-the-octopus-part-ii/299621/4 "2005-04-16T14:43:13Z")
yer kid looks like _that_? Where’s Dad from again? France? It’s the eyeses. Cute babies have eyeses, & earses that are much larger in proportion to their face than on the adult model. Kittens & puppies, for example. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-for-the-octopus-part-ii/299621/5 "2005-04-16T20:17:05Z")
Awwww, it wooks wike a widdle baby Cthulhu. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2005, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-for-the-octopus-part-ii/299621/6 "2005-04-17T02:42:23Z")
Idako! yummy yummy! ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2005, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-for-the-octopus-part-ii/299621/7 "2005-04-17T04:15:21Z")
I think it looks like a Metroid. A cute Metroid. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2005, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-for-the-octopus-part-ii/299621/8 "2005-04-17T04:23:25Z")
Love for the octopus part II, last post by Tentacle Monster. Heh heh heh heh. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2005, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-for-the-octopus-part-ii/299621/9 "2005-04-17T04:30:30Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > Sadly, J-1 did not survive to witness the blessed event. He died of old age in September, after having been removed from Aurora’s tank for “crankiness.” Aurora herself is probably not long for this world. Females of her species tend to die after spawning, because they stop eating for months and devote themselves to defending their eggs. > > Congratulations Aurora! The news story I read said that she might survive a bit longer since staff are handfeeding her and she’s accepting it. ---
**Author:** ![wonderwench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/35a633/32.png) [@wonderwench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderwench)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2005, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-for-the-octopus-part-ii/299621/10 "2005-04-17T04:31:59Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > Awwww, it wooks wike a widdle baby Cthulhu. LOL - my thoughts exactly. A cuddly wuddly widdly baby Cthulhu. Just don’t piss it off. ---
**Author:** ![Tenzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Tenzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenzin)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2005, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-for-the-octopus-part-ii/299621/11 "2005-04-17T04:41:31Z")
Congratulations to Aurora! Octopus are one of my favorite creatures. Any reason to celebrate more of them is great. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2005, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-for-the-octopus-part-ii/299621/12 "2005-04-17T05:42:29Z")
So, will any of these kids grow up to be gangsters?