Tenticular Gesticulation

Being a blog about my inexplicable fascination with octopodes

NOTE: I am not a marine biologist, I am just an idiot with a blog

You Have to Water Your Octopus

Reader Jan Taylor sent in this video of Montgomery, a giant pacific octopus at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon. Montgomery's favorite activity is when they use the watering can to pour water on him. You can see him watching, and then flaring out his legs to catch the water as it comes down. This is one happy octopus.

 

Our Giant Pacific Octopus Montgomery enjoys his watering can. This is his favorite enrichment toy so far!

Posted by Aquatic Animal Health Program on Friday, December 11, 2015