This article appeared in today's (8/16/06) Washington Post. It's about Shania, an octopus at the National Aquarium -- that's the one in downtown DC, not the (bigger and better) one in Baltimore. It's fun to read, has some great anecdotes about octopuses.

Lurking at the Aquarium, Brilliant Houdinis of the Deep
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/15/AR2006081500916.html

Wendy
:snorkel:

I want to be a mollusk protected by its shell -- and not a mollusk protected by its wits.

Like ammonites were dim wits :shock:

Cool story

Like ammonites were dim wits :shock:

Cool story

Unfortunately the ammonites are no longer here for us to investigate...

--W