The shipwreck and octopus lair
Our colder water exhibits are teeming with life and fascinating to explore!
Discover our themed shipwreck showing species from the deep waters. You’ll find crustaceans in the crevices and some incredible fish swimming about on the deck!
Don’t miss our Common Octopus, the largest of all UK octopus species. She’ll be lurking in her lair. Our common octopus lives alone because this is how they prefer to live, she would attack any other animals we added to the tank, they live a solitary live in the wild too.
In this exhibit
Common Octopus
Octopus are members of the cephalopod family, which means they are related to fish and cuttlefish. In fact, they are even distantly related to snails, but have lost their shells over a long period of time. There are many species of octopus, we even have two species in the UK which are the common and the curled octopus.
The shipwreck and octopus lair
Current Water Temp
14-18
Water Type
Salt
Climate/Biome
Cold/temperate
In this Exhibit
5 displays with 12+ species
Where are we?
Northern seas