Oregon Coast Aquarium names new octopus after ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ character

Key Points:

• The Oregon Coast Aquarium introduced Juicebox, a 4-pound female giant Pacific octopus, to its Octopus Grotto, naming her after a shapeshifting character from the “Dungeon Crawler Carl” book series.
• Juicebox was discovered by the aquarium’s scientific dive team on August 29 at Johnson Rock reef during the replacement of an underwater acoustic receiver used for tracking marine animals in collaboration with Oregon State University.
• The aquarium plans to care for Juicebox for about a year before releasing her back to the reef, as giant Pacific octopuses typically live three to five years and reproduce once near the end of their lives.
• Juicebox joins Donut, a 22.5-pound male giant Pacific octopus also named after a character from the same book series, who has been part of the aquarium’s Octo Encounters program since July.
• The “Dungeon Crawler Carl” series, which inspired the octopuses’ names, follows characters navigating an alien-run dungeon and is being adapted into a live-action show by Peacock.