Whatever the reason, the blind date arranged for Starbuck with Magic the octopus by her human keepers at the Seattle Aquarium did not get off to a roaring start.
Why, you ask?
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In a successful union, the male dies after mating. The female goes to her den with her 70-thousand eggs and guards them for six months without eating, eventually dying when they hatch.
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