If you give an octopus a camera...

[Panich52]

If you give an octopus a camera ...

Earth | EarthSky

Meet the world’s first octographer. An animal behavior expert at Kelly Tarlton’s Sea Life Aquarium in Auckland City, New Zealand trained an octopus named Rambo to take photos using a Sony Cyber-shot TX30 camera. Octopuses are super intelligent and Rambo learned quickly. Mark Vette is Rambo’s trainer. He said:

When we first tried to get her to take a photo, it only took three attempts for her to understand the process. That’s faster than a dog. Actually it’s faster than a human in some instances.

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[Laffy Kat]

1. Amazing. Octopi are so intellegent.

Humans should be afraid. Very afraid.

[MADem]

3. They are also .... delicious.

Bit of wasabi, soy, ginger.... mmmm, mmmmmhhh!!!

[Laffy Kat]

4. Can't do it.

Too exotic for me. Plus, I try not to eat anything that is probably smarter than I am! Ha.

[MADem]

5. I've had 'em raw, fresh out of the sea--I felt kinda bad, because I know they are smart...

but I still ate 'em.

Good eatin...!

[Laffy Kat]

6. Never even tried them, but for some reason..

In my mind they seem rubbery?

[MADem]

8. A bit--but less so if they are dragged out of the sea alive, and

chopped up and eaten immediately.

[boston bean]

11. I don't eat anything that has suction cups!

[lastlib]

20. At least they'll never get fire.........

[Solly Mack]

2. They'll take over one day.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

7. Cheers for Rambo

Chances are also good she, unlike the article's author/editor, knows the correct plural of octopus.

[Laffy Kat]

9. Octopuses and octopi are both correct.

I believe octopuses is preferred, actually.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

10. Octopi are traditionalists

[pinboy3niner]

12. Octopi are irrational

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

13. I could be typing with one of eight arms...

[pinboy3niner]

15. TMI, dude

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. Octopi is technically incorrect

because it's a Latin plural stuck on a Greek-based word. If you want to be obnoxiously accurate the plural should be "octopodes."

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

17. Yes, I read that, but...

...as Eamon Walker said in Lord of War, "I prefer it my way."

[pinboy3niner]

18. -pi way or the highway?

[Joe Shlabotnik]

16. what no octo-selfie-stick?

[Laffy Kat]

19. Just wait. nt

[lonestarnot]

21. And it wasn't a fucking selfie. She has arms that are long enough.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

22. Awwwwwwwwwww!

Sorry she got stuck with such a lousy name though! So unmelodious.

[pinboy3niner]

23. I'm guessing they named her 'Rambo' because she's well-armed

[BlancheSplanchnik]

24. D'OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

goooooooooood oooooone!!!!!

[marble falls]

25. Why only give her one camera?

[pinboy3niner]

26. Perceptive question, lol. nt

[sinkingfeeling]

27. They need to teach Rambo to run a computer next. Then to drive a car!