"When we came in the next morning and his tank was empty, I was really surprised." ...

Octopus escape stories never stop being strange to read about. Nothing dramatic happens in the moment. Staff locks up for the night, everything looks in place, and by morning, something doesn’t add up ...

Ten years after Inky the octopus’ remarkable escape from New Zealand’s National Aquarium, his story remains a symbol of ...

Inky the octopus waited until it was dark and the staff had gone home from the National Aquarium of New Zealand before making his move. He squeezed and pushed his way through a tiny gap in the mesh at ...

In 2016, a common New Zealand octopus named Inky became an unlikely global sensation — not for a trick or a viral video, but for breaking out of his tank at the National Aquarium of New Zealand and ...