Atlanta, Ga. 3/4/2008 4:16:09 AM
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Marine Experts Find “Hexapus,” a Six-Legged Octopus

British marine experts believe they have found the world’s first “hexapus,” or what may be better understood as a six-legged octopus. The sea creature, now known as Henry, was discovered in a lobster pot off the north Wales coast two weeks ago and picked up by the Blackpool Sea Life Centre in England.

 

Experts believe the “hexapus” may have suffered a birth defect which led to the two fewer limbs than a normal octopus.

 

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