"It appears that the keeper, whilst engaged in cleaning out the tank occupied by the octopodes, was suddenly seized by the leg (fortunately he had sea boots on) by the largest of the octopodes, which fastened four of his tentacles round the leg of the boot, and with the other four held firmly on to the rocks forming the back of the tank."
— The North-Eastern Gazette (Middlesbrough, Eng.), 5 Sept. 1879
"There will be no huge tanks filled with mere "show" monsters—wallowing porpoises and cherub-like turtles and grim octopodes."
— The Daily Telegraph (London, Eng.) 16 Apr. 1873
Octopodes
Octopuses Are Ridiculously Smart
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