Re: Octopus

2003-02-28 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:10 PM 2/25/03 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/25/2003 4:33:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A common octopus in a German zoo has learned to open jars of shrimp by watching zoo attendants perform the act underwater. Frida, a 5-month-old female

Re: Octopus

2003-02-28 Thread William T Goodall
On Saturday, March 1, 2003, at 01:38 am, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 08:10 PM 2/25/03 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Octipi are known to be extremely intelligent creatures as are brine shrimp. If you accord animals rights on the basis of intelligence octipi and shrimp should have the same

Re: Octopus

2003-02-26 Thread Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo
From: The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] Zoo Octopus Learns To Open Shrimp Jar By Watching MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - A common octopus in a German zoo has learned to open jars of shrimp.. Depending on how tight the lid is, it takes her anything from 10 seconds to an hour to get it off, said Frank

Octopus

2003-02-25 Thread The Fool
Zoo Octopus Learns To Open Shrimp Jar By Watching MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - A common octopus in a German zoo has learned to open jars of shrimp by watching zoo attendants perform the act underwater. Frida, a 5-month-old female octopus, opens the jars by pressing her body on the lid

Re: Octopus

2003-02-25 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Brin-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Octopus Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 15:20:15 -0600 Zoo Octopus Learns To Open Shrimp Jar By Watching MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - A common octopus in a German zoo has learned to open

Re: Octopus

2003-02-25 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Zoo Octopus Learns To Open Shrimp Jar By Watching This is no news. I've heard of similar feats by Octopus ever since I was a kid - which is years ago, in the last millenium Alberto Monteiro ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Octopus

2003-02-25 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/25/2003 4:33:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A common octopus in a German zoo has learned to open jars of shrimp by watching zoo attendants perform the act underwater. Frida, a 5-month-old female octopus, opens the jars by pressing her body