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Old 04/07/2005, 03:08 PM
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Octo camouflage video, real?
It looks fake to me, cause this thing literal completely disappears. First time I watched it I thought to myself "No freak'n way". What do all you experts think?

http://unoriginal.co.uk/footage33_2.html
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Old 04/07/2005, 03:31 PM
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I say fake.
I watched it over and over and though I believe Octopi have remarkable cammouflage skills I don't know of any that can transport to an area they were not previously occupying.
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Old 04/08/2005, 12:04 AM
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It is real. I know the photographer.

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Old 04/08/2005, 12:11 AM
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real
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Old 04/08/2005, 11:35 AM
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Any clue then as to what kind of octo it is?
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Old 04/08/2005, 12:07 PM
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I stand corrected about the tape's validity.
I must add that since this is real...WAY COOL!
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Old 04/10/2005, 08:40 PM
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real very cool video
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Old 04/15/2005, 07:54 PM
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wow...makes me want to ditch the picasso trigger idea and get an octo in my 65
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Old 04/16/2005, 11:06 PM
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real just look at the way the rest of the "rock" is swaying compatred tot he octo movment
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Old 05/21/2005, 09:42 PM
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That has got to be the coolest thing I have ever seen.
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Old 05/22/2005, 05:27 PM
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Looks like Octopus vulgarus from the Caribbean.

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Old 05/22/2005, 05:40 PM
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real....and amazing!!!
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Old 05/24/2005, 08:47 AM
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that is definately real
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Old 05/28/2005, 11:56 AM
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Yeah... and awesome.
wow imagine looking for one of those. you could never find it
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Old 06/20/2005, 12:10 PM
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I need to get an octo...my 8th fish tank
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Old 06/20/2005, 12:17 PM
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thats REAL! i have seen this one before along with others. octo's rely on camoflage for hunting and surving. and plus why would someone take the time to make a fake 48 second video of an octo?
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Old 06/21/2005, 01:15 PM
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absolutly incredible.....How the heck did the camera man know it was there in the first place?
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Old 06/21/2005, 01:19 PM
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He watched it settle and assume the protective coloration, then slowly approached to flush it.
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Old 06/23/2005, 09:29 PM
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REAL REAL REAL oly did watching it in reverse did i believe it.
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Old 06/24/2005, 03:32 PM
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Definitely real. Cuttlefish definitely can change color that fast. Better yet, a peacock flounder can change a variety of colors. Even close to a checker board pattern. And the mimic octopus is a sight to see as well.
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Old 06/25/2005, 08:55 PM
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COOL !!!
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Old 07/01/2005, 08:44 PM
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i didnt know creatures like that existed... this place is f'ing awesome.
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Old 08/25/2005, 12:34 AM
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Here is an octo I saw while snorkling in the St.Johns

It went from this color


to this color in an instant and swam under the rock when I got to close


I swam away a bit and it wondered back out and turned back to this color
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Old 09/28/2005, 05:12 PM
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yeah that so real my octopus will look just like the rock and then he turn back to regular color
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Old 09/28/2005, 05:12 PM
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cool
 
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