Six-legged octopus a world first

Six-legged octopus a world first

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The unique sea creature, which has two limbs fewer than a normal octopus, is believed to be the result of a birth defect rather than an accident, say his keepers at the Blackpool Sea Life Centre in northwest England.

"We've scoured the internet and talked to lots of other aquariums and no one has ever heard of another case of a six-legged octopus," supervisor Carey Duckhouse said.

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It was only when he attached himself to the inside of a glass tank that Sea Life staff noticed he was two limbs short of a full set.

I found it odd that this is the first known case. Maybe just a birth defect or maybe some other strange mutation.

I guess it isn't an octopus anymore and rather a hexapus or sexapus.

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[edit on 6/3/2008 by SilentShadow]

nope, that would be a sextopus. although it shouldn't be that surprising...birth defects happen all the time.

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Originally posted by NWOmaskedman
DNA manipulation I want a monkey bat or a dogcat or a liger sign me up I want a funky animal.

Ligers are actually a real animal



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