People taking pictures of animals is a common sight at any zoo or aquarium, but what if things were reversed? No, not animals visiting humans in cages, but allowing them to be the ones to take pictures. Well, that’s exactly what you can experience at Kelly Tarlton’s Sea Life Aquarium in Auckland, New Zealand, where an octopus has been trained to use a camera and photos of people who visit. Now known as “The Octographer,” the female octopus, whose name is Rambo, was taught by an animal trainer as part of a collaboration project with Sony.
It may not be very well-known, but octopuses are actually very intelligent creatures with critical thinking skills. Sony sponsored the aquarium’s campaign to raise awareness about the high levels of intelligence octopuses possess, as well as to promote the durability of its TX30 compact camera, which is what Rambo uses.
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