Friday, January 11, 2008

Mr. Potato Head is Cephalopod Friendly


Louis the giant octopus gets excited when he sees his favorite Mr. Potato Head toy.
Louis regularly plays with the Mr Potato Head figure which was given to him as part of an enrichment project at Newquay's Blue Reef Aquarium.
"We wanted an octopus-friendly toy which had a compartment to hide food in," said the aquarium's Matt Slater.
He says Louis gets very excited when sees the toy, which he plays with for an hour at a time.
"Its bright colours, strange shape and moveable parts make it fascinating for Louis," said Mr Slater.
"The secret space within Mr Potato Head allows us to hide tasty treats like fresh crab inside and that perhaps more than anything has resulted in him becoming such a hit."
Hat tip to Ogg for this find.

octopus by ~Mersi

5 comments:

Ogg the Caveman said...

Murst! I guess octopi have something in common with Clinton and Obama.

Akubi said...

Well, Hillary didn't exactly look like she enjoyed Mr. Potato head though.

BTW I thought this was funny, but more appropriate for an Edgar's Toilet post.

Ogg the Caveman said...

Wow. That's just... wow.

Akubi said...

Yeah, despite Merrill's expected $15 billion mortgage-related write down, he clearly expected his bonus. Do you think the guy still has a job?

Ogg the Caveman said...

The real question is whether the janitor's beaten him to death with a mop handle or not.