Giant Pacific Octopus Pandora

Pandora, the female giant Pacific octopus at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, died Feb. 11, 2014. Animal care staff estimate that Pandora was about 5 years old. The median lifespan for giant Pacific octopuses is about 3 to 5 years. Pandora came to the Zoo in November 2011 when she was about 1.5 years old. (Photo by Abby Wood)