[Encounters] Octopus spotted in Venice canal as coronavirus lockdown clears city of boats and pollution

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From DailyMail.co.uk:

The octopus was sighted near the Piazzale Roma last week and reported to experts at the city's Institute of Marine Sciences. Scientists are puzzled at ...

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From TheSun.co.uk:

Director of Venice's Natural History Museum, Luca Mizzan, said: "It's really very strange than an octopus can get there in that environment so far from the ...

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[DWhatley]

Unlikely. The water in the canals is not salty enough to support an octopus. The reports of dolphin have already been debunked.

 

[tonmo]

The water in the canals is not salty enough to support an octopus.

I was curious about that...