TO-DAY’S NATURE NOTE
A Natural Aquarium Wishing to shyly the actions of some inhabitants of the sea, I. made a small aquarium in a deep and wide pool on the rocks at the seaside, into which I put a small octopus, a blind eel, a large crab, and some small fish. The fish retired to a corner and would got perform; the era-), after a tour of the pool, did not like the look of its fellow prisoners, and proceeued to bury itself in the sand, which it did so completely that only its eyes were peeping out; the eel whs swimming about and dodging all obstacles, when suddenly the octopus threw out a tentacle and tried to get a grip on it, but it was unsuccessful, as the eel was too slimy. To my disgust a fight started, and the eel started to make a. meal of its foe. I separated the combatants, but it was useless, for they started again directly I let the eel go. I left them and dug the crab out of the sand: it appeared lifeless —not a movement in its body or legs—so I went back to the fight. The octopus was getting a bad time, and was growing smaller. I happened to glance back to where I had left the crab, and saw to my astonishment that it had come to life again, and -was very busy digging a big hole to bury itself, which it'did, but this time it disappeared from sight, and nothing was showing. Mv acquarium was a failure; so I put Ml my prisoners back into the sea, with the exception of the octopus, which I gave away for bait.—“Tingira” (Wellington).
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Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 96, 17 January 1935, Page 8
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283TO-DAY’S NATURE NOTE Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 96, 17 January 1935, Page 8
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