Savvy Cephalopods

Deebs · 12-14-2009, 02:28 PM

Disneyphile · 12-14-2009, 02:35 PM

That is cute! I've always loved octopi. They're very intelligent.

BarTopDancer · 12-14-2009, 02:49 PM

That's awesome!

Alex · 12-14-2009, 02:49 PM

Then there are the stories (I've heard it told about so many acquariums that I just assume it is a marine biologist urban legend, but I hope not) of giant Pacific octopuses escaping their tanks, eating fish out of neighboring tanks and then returning to their tanks.

I do know that some species learn mazes better than rats.

Ghoulish Delight · 12-14-2009, 02:50 PM

They can also open jars.

Alex · 12-14-2009, 02:53 PM

And I once watched a documentary on Nickelodeon that showed one operating a cash register and being irritable.

Ghoulish Delight · 12-14-2009, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

And I once watched a documentary on Nickelodeon that showed one operating a cash register and being irritable.

Squid. (well, that is also a cephalopod also, but all the stuff I've seen always involved octopi, not squid).

Gemini Cricket · 12-14-2009, 02:54 PM

Yeah, Ralphie studied these creatures. He said it all that time that they are indeed very smart. And, yes, leaving a tank to go to another one and back does indeed happen. Apparently, that happened at the Monterey Bay Aquarium long ago.

Alex · 12-14-2009, 03:27 PM

Shows what I know trying to reference a show I've never seen an entire episode of.

Chernabog · 12-14-2009, 03:51 PM

They are also very very delicious!

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Then there are the stories (I've heard it told about so many acquariums that I just assume it is a marine biologist urban legend, but I hope not) of giant Pacific octopuses escaping their tanks, eating fish out of neighboring tanks and then returning to their tanks. I do know that some species learn mazes better than rats.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	And I once watched a documentary on Nickelodeon that showed one operating a cash register and being irritable.
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Yeah, Ralphie studied these creatures. He said it all that time that they are indeed very smart. And, yes, leaving a tank to go to another one and back does indeed happen. Apparently, that happened at the Monterey Bay Aquarium long ago.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Shows what I know trying to reference a show I've never seen an entire episode of.
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