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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2016
© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 45
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NEW ZEALAND –One night in April, Inky the octopus slipped
ped
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m.
silently out of his ________ at New Zealand’s National Aquarium.
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The aquarium staff followed his little suction cup ____________ to discover
ver
that Inky had escaped through a small gap at the top of his tank.
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Once out of the tank, Inky _______
across the floor to a six-inch-wide
drain. He squeezed his
football-sized body
through the drain
which took him
into the Pacific
Ocean. And
nobody has _______ Inky since that night!
ht!
SEASIDE
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Astoria, Oregon 97103
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Engineering
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MARITIME TEXACO
An octopus has a ________ body and can squeeze its body
into very small spaces. In the sea, they like to live ________
in small caves, spaces under rocks or even in pottery that
falls from passing __________.
Inky was added to the aquarium in 2014. He had been
injured when he was caught in a crayfish pot.
Octopuses are very ________________ to keep in
aquariums. If they get bored, they start to take things
___________. In 2009, an octopus at the Santa Monica
Pier Aquarium in California took apart a valve
ve and
caused a flood. Another octopus took apart a little robot
___________________ that was in its tank.
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Astoria, OR 97103
1-503-325-7812
Eight Arms or Legs?
An octopus has eight arms … or are they
legs? Scientists think two of the
limbs act as legs, and the rest
more like arms.
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Astoria
AN D TO W IN G
These limbs are called tentacles. Each
tentacle has two rows of suckers that sense
taste. If an octopus loses a tentacle,
it can grow a new one!
Can you follow the inky
trail to help this octopus
ind her cave?
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Look through the
newspaper and see if
you can find each of
these shapes:
S uns p ire
Hea lth
A s toria Pointe
T he Ros eb ria r
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NORTHWEST
READY MIX
950 O lney A ve • A storia
503-325-3562
Standards Link: Research:
Use the newspaper to locate
information.
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Usually, an octopus is brown. But if it gets angry or scared,
it changes color depending upon the mood. And it also can
change colors to blend in with rocks, coral, sand and more.
This is called camouflage (kam-O-flawj). Color each little
octopus so it matches the background to hide.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
TENTACLES
AQUARIUM
OCTOPUS
PACIFIC
SCARED
DRAIN
BORED
ANGRY
EIGHT
TASTE
BROWN
ROBOT
MOOD
ARMS
S O P C E T S A T S
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Astoria, OR
503-468-3100
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Canada
Story
Ebb Tide
Write a story about you
and a group
of friends Resort
Oceanfront
traveling across
Canada.
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to 6232
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add details to your tale.
Ate and Eight
Deadline: November 13
Published: Week of Dec.
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The words ate and eight sound the same but
have different meanings and spellings. They
are homophones. Look through the newspaper
and see if you can find more homophones.
Send your story to:
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Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
Please include your school and grade.
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The D a ily A storia n ha s severa l rou tes a va ila ble in the
A storia a rea . Ca ll 503-325-3211 for m ore in form a tion .
Tha nks to the follow ing bu sinesses for su pporting New spa pers In E
du ca tion
• Lazerquick Seaside/Astoria
• Mark J. Lang, Attorney at Law
• Premium Adjustable Beds
• Suzanne Elise Assisted Living
• Moberg and Rust Attorneys at Law
• Lower Columbia Clinic
• Ship Inn
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M E X ICAN RE STAU RAN T
35431 H W Y 101 BU S • ASTORIA • 503-325-3656
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• Appelo Archives Center
• Sam’s Seaside Café
• Hees Enterprises, Inc
• Quackenbush Buliders Inc.
• Bridgewater Bistro
• Clatsop Truck & Equipment
• Clatsop Behaviorial Healthcare
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• Video Horizons
• Clean and Dry
• Rock Bauer Landscapes
• Chinook Marine Repair Shop
• Hammond Kennels
• Astoria’s Best
• Bergerson Construction
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