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Is it OK to farm octopus when they have been shown to experience feelings? Beth and Neil discuss this and teach you some useful English vocabulary. ????????????

❓❓❓ This week's question: Where did Inky the octopus go when he broke out of his tank at the New Zealand National Aquarium in 2016?

a) down a drain into the Pacific Ocean?
b) to the tank of a female octopus?
c) to the aquarium car park?

[Cover: Getty Images]
You can download audio and a free programme transcript here ????
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/6-minute-english_2023/ep-231102

Vocabulary:
✔️umami - a savoury flavour; one of the five basic tastes
✔️sentient - describes animals which are able to experience feelings, such as joy and pain
✔️life cycle - the series of changes something goes through from birth to death
✔️solitary - likes to live alone
✔️in captivity - kept somewhere and not allowed to leave, like in a zoo
✔️trade-off - to exchange one thing for another

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