skippy the bush kangaroo: and now for something completely different

Thursday, February 26, 2009

and now for something completely different

not your usual break out artist...

staff at the santa monica pier aquarium in california say the trickster who flooded their offices with sea water was armed. eight-armed, to be exact. they blame the soaking they discovered tuesday morning on the aquarium's resident two-spotted octopus, a tiny female known for being curious and gregarious with visitors. the octopus apparently tugged on a valve and that allowed hundreds of gallons of water to overflow its tank. - ap
the tiny octopus, which is about the size of a human forearm when its appendages are extended, floated lazily in the water that remained in its tank. it watched intently through glass walls and portholes as workers struggled to dry the place out in time for the day's first busload of schoolchildren to arrive on a 9:30 a.m. field trip. - latte times

(photo from the latte times)

Labels: animals, los angeles