Cameron Clifford, a 36-year-old dentist from rural Oklahoma, inadvertently sparked an internet sensation by fulfilling his 9-year-old son's long-held dream of having a pet octopus. What started as a ...

Cameron Clifford had finally given in to his son’s pleas and bought him a pet octopus. After several weeks, he was getting the hang of caring for their new tentacled pet – then he discovered what ...

When a dad found an opportunity to make one of his son's biggest dreams come true, he couldn't pass it up. Since he was "about 2 or 3 years old," Cameron's son Cal had dreams of owning an octopus. "He ...

A 9-year-old Oklahoma boy's unorthodox choice of pet has gone viral on TikTok as he's adopted an octopus that he named Terrance. Cal Clifford's parents said their son wanted an octopus as a pet more ...

One pet octopus suddenly became more than four dozen. They went viral. Then it all went south. By Emily Anthes Emily Anthes is a science reporter who writes Pet Theory, a column about our creature ...