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Holding hands with an octopus

After several minutes of gentle coaxing and toy offerings to a particularly shy octopus, this inhabitant of a Hawaiian octopus farm on the Hilo side of the Big Island finally came out to say hello

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Kalua-Kona, Hawaii, United States of America
Camera: iPhone 5
Copyright: © Harper Ross