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TODAY's Erica Hill was skeptical about making friends with an octopus named Poulpe when she visited the aquarium in Baltimore. Before she fed Poulpe a tasty frozen fish, she said, "You're sure we have nothing to worry about once we open this tank?" (TODAY)

An aquarium filled with lemon sharks cracked and shattered at a Shanghai shopping center, sending the creatures and tons of water onto visitors. Fifteen people were injured by broken glass and three sharks died. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports. (TODAY)

For the first time in 20 years, U.S. aquariums are trying to import beluga whales from the Arctic. Supporters say Georgia Aquarium's plan to send 18 whales to six different aquariums is a no-brainer for science, but animal rights groups are arguing the whales don't belong in captivity. NBC's Gabe Gutierrez reports. (TODAY)

Three thousand goldfish competed in an international beauty pageant in southeast China to win the title of the "World Goldfish Queen." TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)

A team of aquarium workers are teaching Cayucos, an irresistibly cute ten-week-old, 13-pound bouncing baby sea otter, how to be an otter. (TODAY)