Guardian: When Inky the octopus made global headlines for his eight-legged getaway from a New Zealand aquarium, I seemed to be the only person on the internet whose imagination was not caught up in his great escape.
Chalk it up to tall poppy syndrome. But Inkys daring (ABC) pursuit of liberty over security (NPR) was no more amazing (the Telegraph) a feat than that which any no-name captivity octopus, anywhere in the world, is capable of any day.
Its not that Inkys overrated per se. Hes just...