An octopus has escaped from the National Aquarium in New Zealand. It escaped from its tank, slid down a 50-meter drainpipe and disappeared into the sea. Inky – a common New Zealand octopus – escaped after someone left the lid of his tank open. Staff at the aquarium believe that, in the middle of the night, when there was no-one in the building, Inky climbed down the side of the tank and traveled across the floor. Rob Yarrell, national manager of the National Aquarium of New Zealand in Napier, said: “Octopuses are famous for their ability to escape. I don’t think he was unhappy with us, or lonely, because octopuses like to live alone. But, he is such a curious boy. He would want to know what’s happening on the outside. That’s his personality.”
Why does Yarrell mention that octopuses live alone?
To provide evidence that Inky did not escape because he was lonely To propose that Inky escaped because there were too many people in the aquarium To explain why Inky could only escape when no one was around To explain why octopuses are different from most other sea creatures