Louis the Octopus vs. Mr. Potato Head

[Dave Monroe]

The octopus who loves his Mr Potato Head
Friday, January 11, 2008

Louis the octopus clearly thinks two heads are better than one when it
comes to toys.

The 1.8m-wide (6ft) creature is so attached to Mr Potato Head that he
turns aggressive when aquarium staff try to remove it from his tank.

The giant Pacific octopus was given the toy for Christmas and has even
learned to dig out food hidden in a secret box at the back of it.

'He's fascinated by it,' said Matt Slater, of the Blue Reef Aquarium
in Newquay, Cornwall. 'He attacks the net we use to fish the toy out
every time we try to take it away.'

Mr Slater added: 'Octopuses are very intelligent and they like to be
stimulated and busy.'

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=83550&in_page_id=2

Louis cuddles his Mr Potato Head

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