You will find the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus high in the trees of Washington State's Olympic National Forest. They spend their early lives in the water of Puget Sound, but as they mature they move upwards, adopting an arboreal existence. They use their eight arms to swing from branch to branch, as well as to grab small prey such as insects and frogs. During their mating season they return to the water, but soon after resume their life in the forest.
The tree octopus population is under great pressure from the encroachments of the modern world: logging, roads, pollution, and overhunting by trappers eager to sell the octopuses as ornamental decorations for hats. As a result, the species is close to extinction. The
Save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus organization has long been attempting to raise awareness of this animal and its plight. They urge concerned citizens to write to their congressional representative about this problem.
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Swinging through the trees above
what on earth was that?
They make very tasty treats
For hungry sasquatch
The pressure in the arteries and vanes of an octopus is very high in order to resist the high pressures of the deep sea. Out of water, an octopus would suffer extream internal bleeding. Never would it get an opportunity to adapt to land.
The amrs of an octopus can not be adapted for swinging. They are much thinner with no bone and much less muscle than land animals, especially those who swing in trees. The arms are designed to grab prey, which, underwater, would be weightless. The arms would never be able support the weight of its body on land.
Thanks for the info fellow human!!!
But you can go on Wikipedia if you want to and look up Pacific Tree Octopus. You will get it is a hoax, which it probably is. Before I saw the photos I thought it was real. But when I saw the stuffed animals, I thought,"These maniacs must be really desperate for attention. Only one of the photos looked convincingly real. The others were digitally put on. What website am i talking about? Go to
http://www.zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
I rest my case.
But I must agree this is a totally unbelievable hoax.
Think about it a octopus in a tree??Thats just crap!!
Tree Octopuses?
And they swing from branch to branch?
What a sight to see!
any way.
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yes...you
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got it?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Northwest_tree_octopus
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dog island- http://www.thedogisland.com/
dehydrated water- http://www.buydehydratedwater.com/
i mean dehydrate means remove water, so you would just buy an empty bottle
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It pretty clearly says museumofhoaxes in there.
Buncha frackin' net-monkeys I tell ya, not even trolls.