New Zealand's National Aquarium just found out the hard way after its octopus, Inky, managed to wiggle its way out of a small gap at the top of its tank, crawl across the floor to a six-inch-wide ...

Octopus slips out of aquarium tank, crawls across floor, escapes down pipe to ocean. April 13, 2016 More than ... made his way across the floor to a six-inch-wide drain.

The drain pipe in the New Zealand aquarium was about 6 inches wide. ... And the suckers on his tentacles, which octopuses can use to taste food, would have also helped propel him across the floor.

Inky the octopus has gained worldwide fame for escaping from his aquarium at the National Aquarium of New Zealand, and finding his way back to the ocean where he was taken from in 2014.

Inky, an enterprising octopus, squeezed out from his tank, slithered across the floor of the New Zealand National Aquarium, and down a pipe to freedom. CNN values your feedback 1.

Even though the aquarium is built over the beach, it has no floor drain. The tiny octopus, which is about the size of a human forearm when its appendages are extended, floated lazily in the water ...

The proper setup for this system would be to have two drains; one for regular use and one for backup. It’s called the herbie method and is VERY well known in aquarium circles.

Guess that happened. This isn't the first time a captive octopus decided to take matters into its own hands - er, tentacles. In 2009, after a two-spotted octopus at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium ...