He's spent 7,800 hours — the equivalent of about four years working full time — hanging out with octopuses, the aquarium said. Menashi's eyes twinkled with mischief as he acknowledged that encounters with octopus have left a mark on him. That eye for detail, patience and willingness to experiment makes Menashi a perfect octopus whisperer, said Bill Murphy, a senior aquarist. "Every octopus is different. ———This story has been corrected to say that an octopus has arms, not tentacles.

Source: ABC News January 22, 2019 10:41 UTC