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Old April 16th 07, 04:31 AM posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs,alt.folklore.urban,alt.fan.cecil-adams,rec.aquaria.marine.misc
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Default octopus climbing out of tanks


"Nehmo" wrote in message
ups.com...
There are mentions on the web of an octopus climbing out of a tank,
traveling across a dry surface, going into another tank, grabbing a
fish for a meal, and then returning to their home tank. Some web-
comments say there is a video that was on TV. But I haven't found
anything like it on the web. Is this behavior possible? Is this story
true?

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In my experience, when octopus climb out of tanks, they die on the floor.
Got no bones ya see.
Yes I can see them moving accross into another tank on same rack
but once they drop to the floor
they are almost a jellyfish
So while it may have happened
I assure ya, most octopus that escape tanks, die pretty close to where they
land.
:-)