Thread started because I thought up a clever title.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7881...ional-Aquarium
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An octopus at New Zealand's National Aquarium has made a daring escape to the sea by fitting its rugby-ball-sized body through a small pipe.
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He found a drain, about 150 millimetres in diameter, which led to the sea, and made a dash for freedom
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Inky was given to the centre in 2014 after a fisherman and aquarium volunteer pulled him out of the ocean in a cray pot near Pania Reef, about half a kilometre north of the port of Napier.
He had a few battle scars, which included shortened limbs.
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To conclude: Octopuses are freaking amazing creatures!
Also, I'm sure this will re-ignite the debate about the ethics of aquariums. Inky would not have survived if not for the help of the aquarium but once healed was clearly unhappy to be contained in a tank.