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our drainpipe is always getting clogged with leaves
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Inky, a common New Zealand octopus, had exploited a lid left slightly open overnight, crossed the aquarium floor and squeezed through a narrow drainpipe — depositing himself into the waters of Hawke’s Bay.
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Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
Under the cover of darkness at the aquarium in Napier, Inky climbed out of his enclosure, crossed the aquarium floor and found a narrow drainpipe.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
The drainpipe led to the waters of Hawke’s Bay, on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
Inky the octopus was never found after his daring drainpipe getaway.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
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Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
Under the cover of darkness at the aquarium in Napier, Inky climbed out of his enclosure, crossed the aquarium floor and found a narrow drainpipe.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
The drainpipe led to the waters of Hawke’s Bay, on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
Inky the octopus was never found after his daring drainpipe getaway.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Drainpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drainpipe. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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drainpipe
noun
drain·pipe
ˈdrān-ˌpīp 
: a pipe for drainage
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