octopus climbing out of tanks

Wasn't it Haywood Jablowme who wrote:

A number of years ago, my next door neighbor worked as an Aquarist at
Sea World (in Orlando, Florida). He told me that this actually
happened there. An octopus was observed leaving it's tank, "walking"
about 5 feet, entering another tank, catching and eating a fish, and
returning to it's tank. As unbelievable as it sounds, according to Sea
World Orlando, this is an established fact. These are indeed very
intelligent animals.

Well yes, we started from the idea that there are lots of friend-of-a-
friend type stories about this.

--
Mike Williams
Gentleman of Leisure

On Apr 13, 11:09 pm, Mike Williams wrote:
Well yes, we started from the idea that there are lots of friend-of-a-
friend type stories about this.

This thread has reached twenty-something (including one spam) and no
one has provided any video, or anything but hearsay, of an octopus
doing anything except going through a hole and another of fighting a
shark. For now, I'll have to conclude octopuses don't go on nighttime
excursions outside their aquariums.

I was just in a fish (for food) store, and I'm in Kansas, quite far
from an ocean. They had octopus for less than $3/pound. They must be
reasonably prevalent, and there must be people who buy them.
--
(||) Nehmo (||)

Nehmo wrote:

This thread has reached twenty-something (including one spam) and no
one has provided any video,

Buy it he

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/octopus/

-paul

Nehmo wrote:

On Apr 13, 11:09 pm, Mike Williams wrote:
Well yes, we started from the idea that there are lots of friend-of-a-
friend type stories about this.

This thread has reached twenty-something (including one spam) and no
one has provided any video, or anything but hearsay, of an octopus
doing anything except going through a hole and another of fighting a
shark. For now, I'll have to conclude octopuses don't go on nighttime
excursions outside their aquariums.

I was just in a fish (for food) store, and I'm in Kansas, quite far
from an ocean. They had octopus for less than $3/pound. They must be
reasonably prevalent, and there must be people who buy them.


If you can't find it on YouTube, it doesn't exist.

"Nehmo" wrote ...

I was just in a fish (for food) store, and I'm in Kansas, quite far
from an ocean. They had octopus for less than $3/pound. They must be
reasonably prevalent, and there must be people who buy them.
--

Obviously, a number of folks migrating to Kansas have carried along one of
the necessary components for octopus, the eating thereof....

The large and traditional rock upon which to slap repeatedly the slimy
boogers for pre-culinary tenderizing. A concrete back step/stoop works but
gives up the flavors of all what have trod upon it, and a large coastal
boulder is preferable.

A dozen good licks, a sharp knife and a dab hand at the sauté pan and such
dishes as "pulpos y arroz en tinta" become possible, even on Tuesday night.
"En escabeche", a sort of traditional tapas, is but the labor of moments.

TM "Ola, Cantinero. Saddle my horse." Oliver