Octopus Paints Pictures in Tampa
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 13: An octopus is seen on November 13, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Following the Victorian government's easing of COVID-19 restrictions on indoor entertainment venues, SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium opened to the public on Friday with capacity restrictions and extra health and safety measures in place. Guests now have allocated time-slots to visit, physical distancing between groups is encouraged while hygiene screens in various areas and extra cleaning processes have been introduced. All visitors aged 12 and above ale also required to wear face masks.
Meet Farallon, the eight-armed painter.
No, the Florida resident isn’t suffering from a disease that causes its victims to grow extra appendages; Farallon is a Pacific Giant Octopus living in Tampa’s Florida Aquarium. A video posted on the aquarium’s social media channels shows Farallon painting two abstract portraits, using its suction-cupped arms to apply the purple and blue paint to the canvasses. Aquarium workers say the octopus took up painting as an “enrichment activity.”
Now the Florida aquarium is offering the paintings to members of the public, according to aquarium officials. Two winners will be selected from the “comments” section under the posted video, they say.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRewxvrJ6Dw
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