![]() It mentions my intellectual prowess and penchant for cleverness, which for some reason seems a surprise to humans: Octopuses are remarkably bright creatures, it says. The plaque states other facts: my size, preferred diet, and where I might live were I not a prisoner here. I can do many things you would not expect. ![]() I know this from the plaque on the wall beside my enclosure. For example: Look at that guy-there he is-you can just see his tentacles behind the rock. Who am I, you ask? My name is Marcellus, but most humans do not call me that. I cannot remember, yet I can still taste the untamed currents of the cold open water. I lived there before I was captured and imprisoned. ![]() Not perfect, but close enough.Īlmost-darkness, like the middle-bottom of the sea. ![]() Each evening, I await the click of the overhead lights, leaving only the glow from the main tank. ![]()
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