"The Dude" - Giant Pacific Octopus

[Youngster Dan]

I took a few pictures playing with my favorite aquarium pal, he is very special and it is easy to see why.

This is "The Dude", he is the second GPO I have had the opportunity to look after. Him and I have a pretty cool bond, and he is not shy in the slightest with me around the tank. He lets me pet him, and we have a few games that we like to play. He seems to enjoy contact with me, and will often ignore food just to hang out.

Greeting me at the top of the tank:







Holding my hand:





When I splash him at the top, he covers his face and has even siphoned water at full blast right back at me!



Cool sucker shots:





He is smart enough to open jars to get his food, and can easily tell the difference between me and other people.

Just thought I might share

[cuz]

that is cool!!

who needs a dog when.....

[Lampshade]

That is very cool. I knew they where smart, but that seems to be very smart.

[Lance]

Very cool! Thanks for that.

[paddyob]

So this is where?

[whatcaneyedo]

Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre?

[Youngster Dan]

Originally Posted by paddyob

So this is where?

Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre?

Yup! It's the Discovery Center in Sidney.

Speaking of dogs, I even got him a dog "Kong". He loves his kong, and it's pretty cool to see him snake his arms through it to get treats. I'm on the lookout for a good sized toy tall ship. I would love a video of him sinking the ship to get food. Gimicky, I know. But hilarious.

[jorjef]

Um, ya.....ahhh that is just a bit too unsettling for me...How do you tell when he gets mad and need to back off?

[Lampshade]

The ship thing would be hilarious, if i had one I'd mail it. COuld cheap out and use a whitespot pirate pack?

[parkinsn]

Originally Posted by jorjef

Um, ya.....ahhh that is just a bit too unsettling for me...How do you tell when he gets mad and need to back off?

When he's trying to eat your face would be my guess lol

Thats pretty cool, thanks for the pics.