The Siuslaw news. (Florence, Lane County, Or.) 1960-current, October 12, 2016, WEDNESDAY EDITION, Image 21

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Newspaper Page TextSIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2016 © 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics 5 C Vol. 32, No. 45 NEW ZEALAND –One night in April, Inky the octopus slipped ed silently out of his ________ at New Zealand’s National Aquarium. um. The aquarium staff followed his little suction cup ____________ to discover er that Inky had escaped through a small gap at the top of his tank. 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!! 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 e and caused a flood. Another octopus took apart a little robot ro obot ___________________ that was in its tank. 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. 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 ﬁnd her cave? Look through the newspaper and see if you can find each of these shapes: Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information. 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 E R C A O T O H D C L O A Q C N G P O A C B N U I I T U O R A O G A E D F E M E T T R R S E E N D Y I I S D A R M S C T E S S U P O T C O R T U L M E B R O W N This week’s word: VALVE The noun valve means a mechanical device that controls the movement of liquid, gas or loose material and may be controlled by a moveable part. We opened the valve to allow the water to drain. Try to use the word valve in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members. My Pet Octopus Ate and Eight 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. Pretend you have a pet octopus. Describe what life is like with this pet. Be imaginative! Is it trained? Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information. New Patients Welcome Gentle, Personal, Comprehensive Care 5RRW&DQDOV&URZQ%ULGJH([WUDFWLRQV,PSODQW5HVWRUDWLRQV&RVPHWLF'HQWLVWU\7HHWK:KLWHQLQJ Relaxing riverfront view from all rooms. (541) 997-3423 1256 Bay Street