Woah!!! Thats incredible!!! JOCK the orderly octopus has taken a real shine to his Scottish home – he’s learned to clean his tank. His tidying talents have made him the star attraction at his aquarium. Amazed visitors have watched him wipe his tank with a cloth. And he also rearranges his toys and cleans his own gravel. The octopus – now nicknamed Jock the janitor – took up tidying after watching staff at Loch Lomond Aquarium wipe his glass. They use a cloth with magnets so they could wipe the inside of the tank from the outside. Leigh Hotson, displays supervisor at the aquarium in Balloch, Dunbartonshire, said: “When I started to clean Jock’s window, he grabbed hold of the inside cloth and took over. “I think he’s intrigued by its limpet-like behaviour but he now cleans his window. He gives it a good scrub.” Jock, who is a giant Pacific octopus, also tidies up after meals, putting crab shells in a neat pile. Leigh added: “Giant Pacific octopuses are intelligent creatures, capable of solving complex puzzles.” But there’s one puzzle Jock hasn’t quite got his head around yet – when he arrived from the US, staff gave him bagpipes. “They look a bit like another octopus, only in tartan pyjamas,” Leigh said. “He’s still working out whether to play it or befriend it.”
Posted on: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:30:00 +0000
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