Egbert The Friendly Octopus Has A Surprise Best Friend

Meet Egbert! He's just your average octopus, except for one surprising thing. His best friend is a human! She comes to visit him every day, brings him shell presents, and always lends him a big helping (human) hand. Because that's what best friends do!

By Matt Fornwald

Published on 11/30/2020 at 12:04 PM

Special thanks to Egbert and Elora. Keep up with them @elora.explora.

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