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May 16, 2007

Octopi: "Mischief and craft are plainly seen to be the characteristics of this creature."*

I love octopi. Apparently others do too!

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They are so cool looking, mischievous! and brilliant to boot! Did you know that octopi are the only animals that aquarium keepers bother to name because they have such distinct personalities? Also, they have been known to imitate behavior which suggests smarty-pants!! Watch out - an octopus will morph its body into a teeny-tiny thing and slither out of the tiniest crevice - or attempt to open your coke bottle:

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My desktop wallpaper is often this:

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* The Roman natural historian Claudius Aelianus wrote at the turn of the third century A.D, via Discover.



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I had heard about this ages ago and thought it was a rumor, but low and behold, if you thought octopi were cool before, get a load of this from nea.org:

Droplet: In 1981, a large male octopus in our care escaped from his tank. How he got out is a mystery, but one morning the aquarists found him about 20 feet away in another display tank. He apparently had quite a night of it, having dipped into 3 or 4 tanks altogether. In one holding tank, he enjoyed several tasty Japanese starry flounder worth, at the time, around $300 apiece (the most expensive fish in the house). After that, aquarist Mike Kelleher says he was careful to make sure every possible opening was blocked.

Posted by: Huntley at May 16, 2007 4:33 PM

Great article! Hmm... a pet octopus...

Posted by: Where You At?! at May 16, 2007 11:28 PM

Octopi are my favorite animal because they are like having intelligent alien lifeforms that live right here on earth:

Check these strange fun facts out:

http://gooner365.blogspot.com/2006/08/fun-octopi-facts.html

Posted by: Jamie at May 17, 2007 8:09 PM
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