An octopus escaped from an aquarium in New Zealand by using a drain pipe

Everyone loves a goodprison breakstory. "Escape from Alcatraz." "The Shawshank Redemption." "The Great Escape."They imbue within us a sense of hope, daring, and adventure.Now, a new tale of derring-do in New Zealand of a real-life prison escape may be added to this pantheon of greats: An octopus has outwitted its human captors and is now on the run in the Pacific Ocean.Considering the size of said ocean, its unlikely hell ever be recaptured.As reported byBBC News, the National Aquarium in the coastal settlement of Napier was once home toInky the octopus, but no more.This particularly crafty, aquatic fellow managed to squeeze through a small gap in his enclosure left behind after some routine maintenance work, before sliding across the floor looking for an escape route.He managed to make his way to one of the drain holes that go back to the ocean and off he went, said aquarium manager Rob Yarrall, as reported byRadio New Zealand. He didn't even leave us a message. Staff were shocked to arrive at the scene to find no Inky and a trail of octopus tracks left behind by the former captive.The staff should have realized long ago not to underestimate the power of these highly intelligent cephalopods; after all, they can escape from anythingeven the inside alocked jar.Rather sadly, Inky left behind his tank-mate, another octopus, which the staff say theyll be monitoring extremely closely from now on.SEE ALSO:Humans are just beginning to understand the octopus, and it's mind blowingJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: Scientists discovered this unknown, 'ghost-like' species of octopod off the coast of Hawaii
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