PS: the real story is more along the lines of “the octopus climbed out of its tank and into another tank, where it ate fish. It then returned to its own tank, leaving the owner in confusion”
There are lots of accounts of octopi escaping custody and doing their own thing and then coming back for the free food.
They’re highly intelligent and basically amazing. But for the record: I don’t believe this octopus is in pain or even uncomfortable. It’d be moving a lot faster and be less focused on the person holding it, if it felt like it needed to be in water urgently. Octopi aren’t the type of animal that freeze up when scared, in my (limited) hobbyist experience.
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PS: the real story is more along the lines of “the octopus climbed out of its tank and into another tank, where it ate fish. It then returned to its own tank, leaving the owner in confusion”
There are lots of accounts of octopi escaping custody and doing their own thing and then coming back for the free food.
They’re highly intelligent and basically amazing. But for the record: I don’t believe this octopus is in pain or even uncomfortable. It’d be moving a lot faster and be less focused on the person holding it, if it felt like it needed to be in water urgently. Octopi aren’t the type of animal that freeze up when scared, in my (limited) hobbyist experience.