In my recent visit to our local aquarium… I was fascinated by the resident octopus. There were two, but the male of the pair (in separate tanks) was the more active… and he didn’t disappoint me in his octopus-ness. At[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The octopus at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, or MBA, does not have or enjoy a Mr. Potato Head, but there is an octopus at the Blue Reef Aquarium in Newquay, Cornwall that does. In fact, he’s quite possessive of it!
Octopi lesson: They can get as big as 100 lbs… but a 400 lb. octopus has been found! The giant pacific octopus eats crabs, squid, lobsters and even other octopi! Octopi, plurally, can be called octopi or octopusses. Ringo collaborated[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What I find super interesting is…. that Octopi are, well… emotional. They get attached to things. They can be sensitive… and yet big scary monsters of the sea! Oh, sweet dichotomy. Anyhow… Randie appreciates Mr. Octopus’ less sweet side as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I think it is safe to say that Randie and the Octopus is pals… Perhaps she is his new “Misses Potato-Person”? Do you suppose that there are octopus whisperers out there…? If people can talk to horses and dogs… why[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
