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Old 04-14-2016, 12:02 AM   #1
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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.

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.
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Octopuses (octopi?) are amazing - they don't need much space to escape.
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This was an awesome story!

Go inky!
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Old 04-14-2016, 11:52 AM   #6
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Haha. Inky? That's cute. Love it

Go Inky, Go!
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Old 04-14-2016, 12:21 PM   #7
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Run Inky! Run!

Also, thanked for clever wordplay.
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Gawd those are disgusting looking creatures.
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Really? I find them strikingly beautiful, and a poignant reminder as to the glorious ecological diversity that we humans are so blessed to live with, and understand.
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Really? I find them strikingly-beautiful, and a poignant reminder as to the glorious ecological diversity that we humans are so blessed to live with, and understand.
You opinion is wrong and misguided.


They are too smart to be trusted.
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You opinion is wrong and misguided.


They are too smart to be trusted.
And must be systematically destroyed?
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And must be systematically destroyed?
Then it's agreed, cephalocide it is.
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Well, today I found out that I can be easily convinced away from a previous strongly-held moral position.
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Beautiful in a natural sense, absolutely. Sure wouldn't call them adorable creatures though
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Gerry Townsend's suggestion "Inky" was the winner as voted by aquarium staff as squirting ink was one of the unique escape mechanisms possessed by octopus.
Get busy living, or get busy dyeing...
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I'm still not at all bothered about animals' feelings.
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Just don't say that to his face, or he may end up disappearing into one of your orifices against your will.
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Just don't say that to his face, or he may end up disappearing into one of your orifices against your will.
He might already be there...
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Do you think Inky actually made it to the ocean or he's currently stuck in that drain pipe? I'm going with drain pipe.
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Really? I find them strikingly beautiful, and a poignant reminder as to the glorious ecological diversity that we humans are so blessed to live with, and understand.
Tasty creatures, but I get kind of creeped out seeing them when they're all squirmy like that. They totally look like the type of creature that can bust through your stomach after hatching inside your body ala Alien style.
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