The Octopus

In captivity, the octopus is renowned for its ‘unruly’ behaviour, for example, tampering with or blocking outlet valves, causing its tank to overflow. And it can be very difficult to keep contained. It can squeeze its boneless body through a space not much bigger than its eye—just sufficient f…

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