In 2016, an octopus named Inky mysteriously disappeared from New Zealand’s National Aquarium. A wet trail later revealed he escaped his tank through a small hole, slid across the floor at night and squeezed his body through a pipe leading to the ocean.

Inky’s Daring Escape Shows How Smart Octopuses Are An octopus at New Zealand’s National Aquarium made a break for freedom by slipping out of its tank, slithering down a drainpipe and escaping into the ocean earlier this year. Inky, a male common New Zealand octopus, escaped his enclosure through a small opening. He slid across […]

In 2016, an octopus named Inky mysteriously disappeared from New Zealand’s National Aquarium. A wet trail later revealed he escaped his tank through a small hole, slid across the floor at night and squeezed his body through a pipe leading to the ocean. Read More »