RE: NANFA-- Octopus in Lake Conway, Arkansas!

Nick Zarlinga (njz_at_clevelandmetroparks.com)
Mon, 8 Dec 2003 07:27:30 -0500

I think that it is safe to say that this is a cooked octopus. A dead
octopus is very limp and a live octopus would be trying to support itself by
having all eight tentacles wrapped around the guys hands. If you blow up
the picture, you can see that it is rather stiff. No octopuses are stiff.

Nick Zarlinga
Aquarium Biologist
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
216.661.6500 ext 4485

><)> -----Original Message-----
><)> From: owner-nanfa_at_aquaria.net
><)> On Behalf
><)> Of matt ashton
><)> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 5:46 PM
><)> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
><)> Subject: Re: NANFA-- Octopus in Lake Conway, Arkansas!
><)>
><)>
><)> Isn't that what happened with that shark in Lake
><)> Erie last summer...and what is usually the case
><)> with things other than the occasional bullshark or
><)> pacu/pirahna. Intentional or not it got him his 15
><)> minutes but could get him one hefty fine.
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