Octopus loves his Mr. Potato Head

Posted by Miss Cellania in Animal on January 11, 2008 at 12:29 pm


150_octopusLouis the octopus has a favorite toy -a Mr. Potato Head! Louis is an 18-month-old giant Pacific octopus at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium in Cornwall, England.

“We wanted an octopus-friendly toy which had a compartment to hide food in,” said the aquarium’s Matt Slater.

He says Louis gets very excited when sees the toy, which he plays with for an hour at a time.

“Its bright colours, strange shape and moveable parts make it fascinating for Louis,” said Mr Slater.

The giant Pacific octopus is the largest octopus species, with a world record length of 33 feet. Young Louis is about six feet long, stretched out. Link -via Reddit



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9 comments to "Octopus loves his Mr. Potato Head"

  1. Denita TwoDragons
    January 11th, 2008 at 12:43 pm

    That third eyelid is called a haw or a nictitating membrane. Most animals have it–on birds, it’s pretty much the only one they use to blink with, and the main lids are only closed for sleeping.

    Here’s a cool factoid, too: when doing what they do best, woodpeckers tighten their third eyelids over their eyeballs right before they slam their beak into the wood. Otherwise, the sheer force of impact would pop their eyes out of their sockets.

    –TwoDragons

  2. KiM
    January 11th, 2008 at 1:14 pm

    Ummm … doesn’t fit here. Perhaps you meant the post above this one, that one with the camels?! ;-)

  3. Skipweasel
    January 11th, 2008 at 1:29 pm

    It’d be interesting to see how many levels of “Chinese puuzzle box” you could train an octopus to undo.

  4. Johnny Cat
    January 11th, 2008 at 1:42 pm

    New in 2008: LOL Octopi

  5. VonSkippy
    January 11th, 2008 at 3:10 pm

    You know who else likes Mr. Potatohead?

    http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/06/photato-op-presidential-candidates -posing-with-mr-potato-head/

    Coincidence - I think not.

  6. xopl
    January 11th, 2008 at 3:20 pm

    33 foot octopus! Holy crap. Go outside and measure an SUV for some perspective.

  7. fz
    January 11th, 2008 at 7:08 pm

    cute

  8. Tempscire
    January 12th, 2008 at 12:28 am

    Yay octopussies. :)

  9. Johnald_Chaffinch
    January 12th, 2008 at 6:07 pm

    not 33ft, 23ft.


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