Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Pacific Northwest tree octopus is an Internet hoax created in 1998 by a humor writer under the pseudonym Lyle Zapato. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Since its creation, the Pacific Northwest tree octopus website has been commonly referenced in Internet literacy classes in schools and has been used in multiple studies demonstrating children's gullibility ...
In Part 1, students were directed to a seemingly credible website about the Pacific Northwest tree octopus and then asked three questions about the species (e.g., if it is real). For Part 2, students were shown a clearly satirical video debunking the species and then posed more detailed questions about its authenticity, believing sources, and ...
In 2008, Singapore's broadsheet newspaper, The Straits Times, surveyed a group of 35 local students (aged 13–19 years) [5] [6] about a rare species of octopus [7] in the Pacific Northwest that lived in trees. 97% of the students believed that the hoax was real with half believing the fake "expert" opinions posted on the hoax website.
In recent years, at least 15 native Pacific Northwest tree species have experienced growth declines and die-offs, 10 of which have been linked to drought and warming temperatures, ...
As native trees in the Pacific Northwest die off due to climate changes, the U.S. Forest Service, Portland, Oregon and citizen groups around Puget Sound are turning to a deceptively simple climate ...
EPA divers work to remove abandoned fishing gear from Puget Sound Trees falling off of cliffside at Whatcom County-managed Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve. There are county, state and federal marine protected areas off the coast of Washington.
The Octopus Had an Infection In a follow-up video , the vet shared the results of the labs she sent out. And unfortunately, the octopus was feeling under the weather for a real reason.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate; Pages for logged out editors learn more