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Why was this deleted without discussion in less than a day? It is a notable hoax, scoring 19,600 google hits. I just saw a mention of this in Uconn Advance [1]using this as a model hoax, presenting it to students as an negative example. Paul Studier 22:34, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
Please think of the consequences before claiming that the tree octopus doesn't exist. This makes it feel very depressed.Jon kare 20:06, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
Perhaps some more info on the purpose of this creature's creation (aka a teaching/awareness tool) would be beneficial, as well as who created it. --DanielCD 19:27, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
Cryptozoology is the study of hypothesized organisms which may or may not exist and animals which are extinct. This does not include completely made-up animals, rather only animals for which there is some evidence. I removed the stuff about cryptozoology here (stub and category) because there is no actual hypothesis that this exists, and there were never any actual reported sightings. All "sightings" were part of a single hoax and only "documented" on the internet page used for that hoax. If Cryptozoology is actually about imaginary animals that everybody agrees can not possibly exist, say so here before adding the stub and category back. Althepal 23:00, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
The article as it stands confuses 'amphibian' and 'amphibious'. If the hoax calls the creature an amphibian then it is clearly wrong; as the article says amphibians and cephalapods are not closely related. However if the hoax claims that the creatures are amphibious then this is plausible and likely; it simply means that they live both in water and on land. Klippa 15:49, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
Considering how much vandalism this page is getting, do you think we should request to have it semi-protected? Vsst 15:23, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
The Pacific Octopus web page lists a lot of other hoax species and such; there's no need to single out any one of them for mention in this article. The "Rock Ness Monster", for example, is not even a well-known hoax and it's not really talked about anywhere else. ... discospinster talk 04:25, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
Pacific Northwest tree octopus | |
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Genus: | Octopus
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Species: | paxarbolis
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O. paxarbolis L. Zapato (1998)
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--Auric (talk) 04:03, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
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Please change "The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus is an Internet hoax created in 1998 by Lyle Zapato" to "The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus is an Internet hoax created in 1998 by Professor Don Leu (Neag School of Education) as a means to test the online academic skills of students." because Professor Leu created the page on zapatopi.net, not the site's owner.
Also, "... used in Internet literacy classes in schools, although it was not created for that purpose." should be changed to "...used in Internet literacy classes in schools." because Professor Leu actually did create it for that purpose.
Sources: http://advance.uconn.edu/2006/061113/06111308.htm http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1352929/Endangered-tree-octopus-proves-students-believe-read-Internet.html (not the best written, in terms of style, but still somewhat credible)
WigglyBoy (talk) 00:11, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
I've adjusted the class of this article from Stub to Start for several reasons. As it stands, the two paragraphs of this article cover the subject adequately. It appears to have sufficient sources for its content. But most importantly, in my opinion it is not clear how making this article longer would improve it; on that criterion, one could argue for a "C" or even a "B" class. In my experience, there are many such articles of this nature on Wikipedia, & either we should adjust our definitions of quality accordingly or consider new ways to present the information in these articles of problematic classification. -- llywrch (talk) 17:57, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
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they are fake. the animal needs water to live. 2605:6000:F2C2:3400:613B:AE08:216A:804B (talk) 23:54, 27 April 2015 (UTC)
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Broken link in Resources: Matthew Bettelheim (March 14, 2007). "Tentacled Tree Hugger Disarms Seventh Graders". Inkling. http://www.inklingmagazine.com/articles/tentacled-tree-hugger-gets-legs-up-on-twelve-year-olds/ This should be removed or updated. I would suggest replacement with this link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1352929/Endangered-tree-octopus-proves-students-believe-read-Internet.html Captain Jack Richards 22:56, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
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I want to use this page for a day (8/19) as a way to test my students on web research. I am a high school teacher and I want to force them to really think about evaluating resources, and this webpage kind of gives away the fact that this is a hoax.
Can all the information that says it is a hoax just go away for today?
Thanks! Ashley
The Pacific Northwest tree octopus is an Internet hoax created in 1998 by Lyle Zapato.[1] This fictitious endangered species of cephalopod was given the Latin name "Octopus paxarbolis" (the species name being coined from Latin pax, the root of Pacific, and Spanish arbol meaning "tree"). It was purportedly able to live both on land and in water, and was said to live in the Olympic National Forest and nearby rivers, spawning in water where its eggs are laid. Its major predator was said to be the Sasquatch.
The Pacific Northwest tree octopus website is among a number of sites commonly used in Internet literacy classes in schools, although it was not created for that purpose. Despite the falsehoods shown on the site, such as the inclusion of other hoax species and organizations (mixed with links to pages about real species and organizations), all 25 seventh-grade students involved in one well-publicized test believed the content.[2][3]
Ooshbell12 (talk) 15:39, 19 August 2016 (UTC)
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I would just like to add one predator,the tree shark. 198.110.51.171 (talk) 14:20, 4 December 2017 (UTC)
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they ARE REAL MY MOMMY TOLD ME11! 185.28.91.234 (talk) 11:53, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
Dear Wikipedia editors, what is the meaning of "renreceive"? - Nokautupeih (talk) 17:29, 25 August 2018 (UTC)
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I believe that in the opening section, the sentence "The Pacific Northwest tree octopus is an Internet hoax created in 1998 by Lyle Zapato.[1] This fictitious endangered species of cephalopod was given the Latin name "Octopus paxarbolis" (the species name being coined from Latin pax, the root of Pacific, and Spanish arbol meaning "tree"), should be changed to "The Pacific Northwest tree octopus is an endangered species of Octopi that has adapted to humid climates through selective evolution.[1] This endangered species of cephalopod was given the Latin name "Octopus paxarbolis" (the species name being coined from Latin pax, the root of Pacific, and Spanish arbol meaning "tree") stemming from the fact that the octopus absorbs nutrients and liquids from trees with its suction cups.
Found at https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0010826
help our school save the pacific northwest tree octopus! Bibleman99 (talk) 17:17, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
"in Internet literacy classes in schools" should be changed to " in Internet literacy classes in US schools" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 45.56.143.63 (talk) 11:32, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
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The Pacific Northwest tree octopus is not an Internet hoax created in 1998 by Lyle Zapato.[1] This fictitious endangered species of cephalopod was given the Latin name "Octopus paxarbolis" (the species name being coined from Latin pax, the root of Pacific, and Spanish arbol meaning "tree"). It was purportedly able to live both on land and in water, and was said to live in the Olympic National Forest and nearby rivers, spawning in water where its eggs are laid. Its major predator was said to be the Sasquatch. The Pacific Northwest tree octopus website is among a number of sites commonly used in Internet literacy classes in schools, although it was not created for that purpose.
103.126.24.45 (talk) 06:01, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
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they are not endangered but just thought because of how low there numbers are 12.127.77.18 (talk) 21:47, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
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YEET0987654321 (talk) 18:16, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
i need to edit