So I wanted to post some christmassy up here for my (quite possibly) final post of this glorious year. I asked my son to create something but unfortunately he would not cooperate. I find these 7 year olds don’t react favorably to threats.
So I thought of what I love and what makes me happy, and went to google and typed in “christmas octopus”.
Here’s what I found:
Louis cuddles his Mr Potato Head
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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.’
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Now if that isn’t in the festive spirit, I don’t know what is. Note: he is most definitely cuddling the toy and not trying to devour it with his vicious parrot-like beak.
Happy holidays everyone. I hope you can share them with someone you love as much as Lewis loves Mr. Potato Head. See you in 2010.
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