The legs are clinging to the tank… there are 36 big and small ones! Rare octopus exhibition (2021/07/27)- Easy News

吸いつく足・・・大小合わせて36本！　珍しいマダコ展示(2021年7月27日)

The legs are clinging to the tank… there are 36 big and small ones! Rare octopus exhibition (2021/07/27)

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通常、タコの足は8本ですが、長崎県の水族館では4倍以上、36本足のタコが展示されています。　
Normally, octopuses have eight legs, but at an aquarium in Nagasaki prefecture, people displayed a 36-legged octopus, four times the number of normal legs.
水槽に密着した吸盤。こちらは佐世保市の九十九島水族館。　
The tentacles cling to the fish tank. This is the Kujukushima Aquarium in Sasebo city.
マダコが元気に泳いでいます。　
The octopus is swimming very comfortably.
見るからに足が多いです。　
It can be seen that it has a lot of legs.
その数、大小合わせてなんと36本。　
It has 36 legs in all, both big and small.
飼育員によりますと、1本の足から最大11本が枝分かれしています。　
According to caregivers, up to 11 branches separate from one leg.
それぞれの足に吸盤もしっかりついているようです。　
It looks like each leg has a suction cup firmly attached.
お使いなのかをこちらは休んでいるみたいです。
It seems to be resting here.
水族館によりますと、枝分かれの原因は不明です。　
According to the aquarium, it is not clear what causes its legs to branch like that.
ただ、こうしたデフォルトよりも足の多いタコが生きたまま展示されているのは珍しいということです。
However, it is rare for an octopus with more legs than usual to be displayed alive like this.

通常、タコの足は8本ですが、長崎県の水族館では4倍以上、36本足のタコが展示されています。　

以上

Not less than, ... and more, ... and upwards; beyond ... (e.g. one''s means), further (e.g. nothing further to say), more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that); above-mentioned, foregoing; since ..., seeing that ..; this is all, that is the end, the end

倍

Twice, double; times, -fold

県

Territory (pre-taika: under the yamato court; heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); countryside

展示

Exhibition, display

通常

Common, general, normal, usual

足

Foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation; money, coin

本

Book, volume, script; this, present; main, head; real, regular; counter for long cylindrical things, counter for films, tv shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls

水族館

Aquarium

長崎

Nagasaki (city); atomic bombing of nagasaki
水槽に密着した吸盤。こちらは佐世保市の九十九島水族館。　

市

City

水槽

Water tank, cistern, fish tank

水族館

Aquarium

密着

Glued to, closely related to; giving total coverage to the key figure(s) of a tv or film documentary

吸盤

suction pad, sucker
マダコが元気に泳いでいます。　

元気

Lively, full of spirit, energetic, vigorous, vital, spirited; healthy, well, fit, in good health
見るからに足が多いです。　

見る

To see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe; to look over, to look on, to assess, to examine, to judge; to look after, to keep an eye on, to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try, to try out; to see that..., to find that..

足

Foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation; money, coin

多い

Many, numerous
その数、大小合わせてなんと36本。　

数

Several, a number of; number, numeral, figure; destiny, fate; law

合わせ

Joint together, opposite, facing

本

Book, volume, script; this, present; main, head; real, regular; counter for long cylindrical things, counter for films, tv shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls

大小

Sizes (various), large and small; daisho (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
飼育員によりますと、1本の足から最大11本が枝分かれしています。　

員

Member

足

Foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation; money, coin

最大

Biggest, greatest, largest, maximum

本

Book, volume, script; this, present; main, head; real, regular; counter for long cylindrical things, counter for films, tv shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls

飼育

Breeding, raising, rearing

枝分かれ

ramification, branch
それぞれの足に吸盤もしっかりついているようです。　

足

Foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation; money, coin

吸盤

suction pad, sucker
お使いなのかをこちらは休んでいるみたいです。

みたい

-like, sort of, similar to, resembling

使い

Errand, mission, going as envoy; messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl; familiar spirit; use, usage, user, trainer, tamer, charmer
水族館によりますと、枝分かれの原因は不明です。　

原因

Cause, origin, source

不明

Unknown, obscure, indistinct, uncertain, ambiguous; anonymous, unidentified; ignorant, lack of wisdom

水族館

Aquarium

枝分かれ

ramification, branch
ただ、こうしたデフォルトよりも足の多いタコが生きたまま展示されているのは珍しいということです。

珍しい

Unusual, rare, curious; new, novel; fine (e.g. gift)

展示

Exhibition, display

足

Foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation; money, coin

多い

Many, numerous

生き

Living, being alive; freshness, liveliness, vitality; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains contains two or more gaps (in go); stet, leave as-is (proofreading); damned

デフォルト

Default