On Mon, 22 Oct 2007, Hatunen flamboyantly asserted:

}On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:26:30 -0400, Haywood Jablowme
wrote:
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}I understand what you mean by "friend of a friend". But, this was my
}next door neighbor. I accompanied him to Sea World a number of times
}and actually observed the tanks he was talking about. By the time I
}got there, the three tanks that had Octopus in them had fully sealed
}tops on them. Having talked to him and observed the site, there is no
}doubt this happened.
}
}These are very intelligent animals. I have seen an Octopus open a
}glass jar with a screw on lid in order to get a shrimp that was in it.
}It was amazing. The jar was filled with salt water and the shrimp
}added. The lid was screwed on finger tight and the jar was then
}dropped in the tank with the Octopus. The Octopus tried at first to go
}through the glass to get the shrimp. Then, the animal enveloped the
}entire jar with it's body and tentacles. After several minutes it
}figured out how to open the jar. The entire process took about 20
}minutes. The Aquarists at Sea World did all kinds of experiments to
}test the intelligence of these animals.
}
}So, yes they can move out of their tanks, explore their environment and
}then return to their tanks. This is not conjecture. It is a fact.
}
}HJ
}
}In article , Mike Williams
wrote:
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}Do you realize you are responding to a post made last April?

Is that a problem?

Dr H