It's a GIRL

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It's a GIRL

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IT'S A GIRL!!!! πŸ™πŸ’—πŸ‘ΆπŸ˜πŸ––πŸ£πŸ₯³πŸΌπŸ™πŸ₯° :luv:
- Meet Olivia Poseidon McCracken!!!
- Newborn Baby Giant Pacific Octopus!!! πŸ™πŸ‘Ά :joshsmith:
- 8 Arms, 9 Brains, 3 Hearts, 1 Beak, Blue Blood!
- Weight : 1 mg
- Height : 2.6 mm 🀏
- Super CUTE!!! πŸ˜πŸ™ :taco:
- Location : Sund Rock, Hoodsport, WA
- Away Mission 932πŸ––πŸ€Ώ
- Thanks to Aaron Moser the Godfather for his octopus whispering skills! πŸ––πŸ™πŸ’–
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Here were a few of my snaps
Thanks also to gdog for a reg loan!
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What a great honor to see these hatchlings!
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Awesome shots ! Jess & Eric ! WOW, WOW, WOW !
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🀯🀯🀯
This is so amazing!!!
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Absolute wow!!! So hard to get these tiny babies into focus! :joshsmith:
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Jan K wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 8:32 am Awesome shots ! Jess & Eric ! WOW, WOW, WOW !
THANKS Jan!!!! It was a joy to see the babies hatching!!!! We were cheering them on.πŸ₯³ I was blowing them kisses and waiving goodbye to them. It was magical! I hope you get the chance to see them sometime πŸ₯°πŸ™β€πŸ‘ΆπŸΌπŸ™πŸ’˜

Thanks Valerie! You should post your epic video soon πŸ˜πŸ‘ΆπŸ™β€
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Yes, we waved goodbye! It was emotional down there, esp when the mom died.
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How cool is that?!

Great job with the photos, they're all lovely! It's so hard to get tiny moving things in focus.
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Awesome work guys!!
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WOW!!
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Jess: This could be the first installment of your own version of "My Teacher, the Octopus."
Well done, Curt :rawlings:
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