Two outlets, one wire-level fact, no framing gap worth naming
Octopuses squeezing through small openings is not a new finding — cephalopod researchers have documented the behavior for decades, citing the absence of a rigid skeleton. Two outlets picked up what appears to be a recent study or observation, but neither excerpt contains a named researcher, a specific hole diameter, a species, or a publication. Without those facts, there is no framing analysis to run. There is only a headline.
Scientists amazed by octopuses' ability to squeeze through tiny holes
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What happened
Coverage across two outlets describes scientists expressing surprise at octopuses' ability to compress their bodies and pass through openings significantly smaller than their body mass. The behavior is attributed to the octopus's lack of a rigid skeleton, leaving only its hard beak as a size constraint. No specific study title, journal, lead researcher, institution, or experimental parameters appear in the available excerpts. The ScienceAlert entry consists of a single promotional line and a subscription prompt. PopSci's contribution is not excerpted. That is the full factual record available here. Two outlets have the story. The excerpts provided do not contain enough reportable detail to establish what, specifically, scientists observed, measured, or published.
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