Reiss Jenkinson, a keeper at the National Aquarium, said he was absolutely certain Inky was not stolen. “I understand octopus behavior very well,” he said. “I have seen octopuses on boats escape through waste pumps. And, the security here is too good for anyone to take Inky and why would they?” Because octopuses have no bones, they can fit into very small spaces and can squeeze through gaps the size of coins. They are also very intelligent and able to use tools. At the Island Bay Marine Education Center in Wellington, an octopus visited another tank every night to steal crabs, then return to its own tank. Another octopus at the center, Ozymandias, broke a world record for opening a jar.
Why does the article mention Ozymandias?
To give an example of the cleverness of octopuses To explain that octopuses like opening jars To prove that octopuses can squeeze through gaps the size of coins To convey that there were other octopuses in the aquarium