The Clifford family from Oklahoma bought a pet octopus named Terrance for their 9-year-old son, Cal, who had longed for one. Unexpectedly, Terrance turned out to be female and gave birth to around 50 hatchlings, leading to chaos and significant changes in the family's life.
An Oklahoma boy and his father, who are raising a pet octopus — and roughly 50 of its unexpected octopus babies — have captured the hearts and attention of over 400,000 TikTok followers. https://t.co/JDF4XMd2BJ
This 9-year-old's pet octopus adventures go viral on TikTok! 😲 https://t.co/rXeDHR32cI
This family got the surprise of a lifetime when its pet octopus had dozens of babies! 🐙 @bworley has more on their marine life adventure. https://t.co/I3es3hpOdI
The one thing 9-year-old Cal Clifford wanted more than anything since he was a toddler was a pet octopus. https://t.co/zuoTIEXqem
They got their son a pet octopus. Weeks later, there were 50 more https://t.co/a8sQsqEpU5 https://t.co/ueGIONe85F
9-year-old boy's dream of a pet octopus is sensation as thousands follow story online https://t.co/M2Ko41rkeF
A 9-year-old boy's dream of a pet octopus is a sensation as thousands follow Terrance's story online https://t.co/TET7bGGWNV
PETS: Family who got their nine-year-old son a pet octopus reveal how it upended their life, destroyed their home, and nearly bankrupted them after giving birth to 50 babies. https://t.co/ZDp2q18mvA
The Clifford family of Edmond, Okla., tracked down an octopus for their son Cal, 9, who has been infatuated with the sea animals for years. What they didn’t expect were the 50 hatchlings. https://t.co/qfg5J66RgA
Oklahoma family whose pet octopus laid FIFTY eggs reveals how they're looking after the consortium - including ingenious homemade aquariums https://t.co/rK8cNRZzi6 https://t.co/OwHpj7gIHV
Since he was 2 years old, Cal asked for a pet octopus at every birthday, Christmas and major holiday. Then he got one ... https://t.co/djeAQB1iYE
🐙A family found themselves caring for 51 octopuses after they unwittingly bought a pregnant one, mistakenly thinking it was male https://t.co/I6FrsVIBBa
An octopus destroyed a family's home after giving birth to 50 babies https://t.co/6ir6h2IJ8t https://t.co/6XUZ7HwaZ3
Family who got their nine-year-old son a pet octopus reveal how it upended their life and destroyed their home after giving birth to 50 babies https://t.co/2RZPE35Y3G https://t.co/PDE1KAsel0
The Clifford family from Oklahoma bought Terrance, the pet octopus, for their 9-year-old son. Terrance wound up being a female — and had 50 babies. https://t.co/6PBphjl9dw
“What did we get him for his birthday?” https://t.co/SbCT2ugEE7
The Clifford family tracked down a pet octopus for their 9-year-old son, who has been infatuated with the sea animals for years. What they didn’t expect were the 50 hatchlings. “It’s expensive, wet chaos.” https://t.co/RGOdGfLVoH
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Cameron Clifford ordered his son an octopus. What he didn't expect were the roughly 50 hatchlings and the "expensive, wet chaos." (via @nytimes) https://t.co/YIWcFxGTmS