Thursday, April 14, 2016

Octopus escapes laboratory, continuing long tradition of octopi outsmarting humans

The Verge reports Octopus escapes laboratory, continuing long tradition of octopi outsmarting humans "The fact that an octopus, with the adorable name Inky, was able to escape its tank (and escape to the ocean by way of a laboratory drain) isn't surprising. No, what's surprising is that Inky didn't cause comical and expensive trouble. Octopi are notorious escape artists. A 10-year-old paper from the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, titled 'Interspecific Evaluation of Octopus Escape Behavior,' is meant to hinder this very specific problem — it's that common!"

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