Uh oh... Octo- and not the mom

[jadecat]

Thanks to greyweirdo for the link.

Otto the octopus wreaks havoc

Key notes: "Otto had been annoyed by the bright light shining into his aquarium"
"juggling the hermit crabs" and "re-arranges his tank to make it suit his own taste better - much to the distress of his fellow tank inhabitants."

*laughs* We could all be in trouble...

Umm, further daily reading leads to:

Octopus floods Santa Monica Pier Aquarium
The mollusk diassembles a valve at the top of her tank, flooding the place with some 200 gallons of seawater.

This one is a girl.

She shouldn't be introduced to Otto. What I want to know is why his aquarium named him, but hers didn't name her?

Comments

[a-kosmos.livejournal.com]

Flo is a pretty good name. I also think Olivia would be pretty.

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

Flo is quite the appropriate name.

Boredom in invertebrates... who knew? (they are invertebrates, aren't they? *must go look*)

[englandbound.livejournal.com]

They are invertebrates. They are also very intelligent. Intelligence leads to bordom when they are not challenged.

Not all zoos name their animals. I think this may be so that the keepers continue to look at them as animals and not pets.

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

Woot, I was right!

I can see wanting to keep the pet/animal separation. I can also see zoos naming them not so much for the keepers- but for visitors. To make them more than junst 'an octopus' it would be 'Otto' to the kids.