Akron Zoo's new octopus will choose her own name Monday
You can enter the contest to name this giant Pacific octopus that will at the Akron Zoo's new exhibit Journey to the Reef. (Photo courtesy: Akron Zoo)
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Posted: 06/25/2012
AKRON, Ohio - A giant Pacific octopus that's a star attraction at the Akron Zoo's new reef exhibit will choose its own name with a swipe of at least one of its eight long arms.
The Akron Beacon Journal reports more than 2,200 suggestions were submitted in a public naming contest. The list was narrowed to three options that will be lowered into the water Monday so that the 20-pound, 4-foot-long octopus can choose for herself by touching one.
The most-submitted suggestion was Octavia. The second option, Scarlet, refers to the creature's reddish skin. Or perhaps the choice will be Cora, a shortened version of coral, which is a popular octopus habitat and the theme of the exhibit.
The reef exhibit opened last month.
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