An octopus has escaped from the National Aquarium in New Zealand by leaving its tank, sliding down a 50-meter drainpipe and disappearing into the sea. Inky – a common New Zealand octopus – escaped after the lid of his tank was accidentally left a bit ajar. Staff believe that in the middle of the night, while the aquarium was deserted, Inky climbed to the top of his glass enclosure, down the side of the tank and traveled across the floor of the aquarium. 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 are solitary creatures. But, he is such a curious boy. He wanted to know what was happening on the outside. That’s just 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