Fans and caretakers have expressed an outpouring of grief and love for Ghost, a strikingly beautiful giant Pacific octopus, as she nears the end of her life.

Ghost the giant Pacific octopus has been a viral sensation since her arrival at the Aquarium of the Pacific in California ...

A dying octopus in a Southern California aquarium is receiving an outflowing of love and well wishes as she spends her final ...

Visitors to the Aquarium of the Pacific are bidding a heartfelt farewell to one of its most beloved residents — ...

The Aquarium of the Pacific's vice president of animal care, Nate Jaros, exclusively tells PEOPLE more about the facility's giant Pacific octopus, Ghost, who “continues to rest comfortably" in her ...

This last phase of an octopus’s life, known as senescence, is a natural process where the octopus ceases eating and dedicates ...

An octopus named Ghost will tend to her eggs that will never hatch, a California aquarium said. Screengrab from @Aquariumpacific on Instagram. A dying octopus will devote the rest of her life to ...

A dying octopus in an aquarium is receiving an outflowing of love and well-wishes as she spends her final days ...

The discoveries add to evidence that some species of deep-sea octopus may seek out low-temperature hydrothermal vents for brooding their eggs. The warmer fluids may provide an advantage to egg ...