Reef crabs nurse wounded coral

For a couple of years, Inky the octopus was a popular attraction at the National Aquarium of New Zealand in Napier. Then, one morning in 2016, his tank was empty. Inky had made a daring break for free

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One animal’s loss is a gain for hungry creatures with a taste for decay