Massive octopus in Seattle nearly crawls out of aquarium display

reuters ^ | March 7, 2015

[PROCON]

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A giant male octopus caught on cell phone video scaling his glass display tank at the Seattle Aquarium and reaching several tentacles over its open top has sparked Internet speculation that the massive mollusk was trying to mount an escape bid.

But aquarium officials say the octopus, named Ink, was not attempting a jailbreak in the video, which has gone viral on the Internet, but simply learning to embrace his new home with all eight arms.

"It was not an escape attempt," aquarium spokesman Tim Kuniholm said of the video, in which Ink inched his way up the cylindrical glass tank to squeals from onlookers. "It's a new exhibit and the animal was exploring his boundaries."

[PROCON]

[Moonman62]

I welcome our new octopus overlords.

[Patriot Babe]

I believe there was a movie based on this giant Octopus. It was one of those campy 50’s Scifi.

[COBOL2Java]

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Nice photo enhancement — the perfect touch! +1

[PROCON]

LOL, good find!

Hillary does get her tentacles into everything.

[Political Junkie Too]

-PJ

[twister881]

“It was not an escape attempt”...said the missing aquarium superintendent.

[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

“It’s a new exhibit and the animal was exploring his boundaries.”

---

Well if he isn’t familiar with his new domicile he’d better get Kraken!

[BykrBayb]

Octopuses, or octopi? Merriam Webster video explains how not to be an ignorant sl…

http://boingboing.net/2010/07/27/octopuses-octopi-oct.html

[tbw2]

How long could an octopus like that survive out of water?

[muir_redwoods]

So you’re blitzed on legal Washington weed and get the great idea to go see the fishiees. Then a nightmare begins

[ClearCase_guy]

"It was not an escape attempt," aquarium spokesman Tim Kuniholm said

And an actual escape attempt would look different ... how?

[Political Junkie Too]

Silly. Everybody knows it's a nine arm job. If it were an escape, there'd be two of them.

-PJ

[twister881]

If it were an actual escape attempt, the octopus would be armed with a smuggled .38, and his keeper would be gagged & tied.

[BykrBayb]

Have to believe it didn’t sweep the Oscars.
http://www.badmovies.org/movies/octopus/

[BykrBayb]

Stupid autocorrect.

Hard to believe it didn’t sweep the Oscars.
http://www.badmovies.org/movies/octopus/

[beaversmom]

I don’t see footage at the link. :(

[kingu]

If you ever have a couple spare hours, ask at an aquarium about how to prevent your octopus from escaping. You’ll need loads of time, as it will be a long discussion. The aquarium is lying.

[Jane Long]

"It was NOT an escape attempt!"