This character was the octopus-in-residence at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in 2010. It has since been returned to the ocean but a new octopus will be on hand Saturday to inform the public about eight-tentacle life.
The Sensitive Cephalopod: Sashay the Pacific Giant Octopus Gets Released
(And they say that animals are dumb! Sashay proves the opposite when he says Goodbye to the Visitor’s center team)
Hatfield Marine Science Center:
Sashay, our stunning and extremely friendly Visitor Center octopus was released back into the wild on November 26th.
After being gently introduced into the Yaquina Bay, she temporarily crawled onto land. This gave her human fans a final opportunity to say goodbye.
This type of behavior has not been seen at any of our previous releases and was an unforgettable moment for all who witnessed it.
While it was difficult to bid this beautiful animal adieu, we want our octopuses to have the opportunity to reproduce and finish their lives in the wild.
On the video, you can see Sashay, the giant Pacific Octopus at the OSU HMSC, displaying some interesting behavior where she forms kind of a parachute shape and turns almost completely white.
One volunteer said she had seen Sashay do this before while defecating, and another said she does it only in that corner or her tank. In that corner is the water inlet pipe.
