An octopus at New Zealand’s National Aquarium escaped its tank and straight into the ocean, it was reported.
Inky, a common male octopus, slipped through a small gap on the aquarium floor “and down a seawater runoff pipe to Hawke’s Bay,” CNN reported.
“He managed to get out and two-and-a-bit meters (around 8 ft) away was a drain which he managed to escape through,” said Rob Yarrell, the manager of the National Aquarium of New Zealand.
Their bodies are squishy but they have a beak, like a parrot.
, manager of the National Aquarium of New Zealand
Despite the fact that aquarium staff miss Inky and he was very popular with the visitors, they are not currently looking for a replacement.
“This particular one was very friendly and intelligent,” Yarrell said.
Though, according to Yarrall, if one was to come along, they would be happy to accept it
