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Octopus to be released after 5 days on the runI found this small story intriguing, amusing and charming - it brought a smile to my face....."An octopus will be released from a New Zealand aquarium after escaping from a tank and surviving five days on the run. Last month Sid mysteriously vanished from his tank at a Dunedin aquarium. Five days later, he was spotted by a staff member making a dash for the door. Sid had been hiding out in a drain, which pumps fresh sea water into the aquarium. He was persuaded back into his tank. He was hungry but otherwise OK. The aquarium's senior aquarist, Matthew Crane, says Sid has done his time and will be freed. "We are realising he is getting a little older in his life and maybe searching for a mate so that's why we've gone ahead and set his release for today," he said. Another octopus named Harry - after Harry Houdini - escaped from the same tank. He was found halfway up a staircase." http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/02/13/2490473.htm ---- |
| Brookie |
Noticed that as well-gave us a laugh this morning 
Read a Sci-fi a while ago on using Octopi to handle tasks in space as they are one of the most intelligent sea creatures and can be taught more quickly than monkeys. --------------- |
| heretic |
So the octopus took five days to head for the door and the kiwis took same time to find him?
Obviously the good folks of Dunedin are still a bit slow 
col |