The answer is…
Tree Octopus 🌳🐙 !
"Tree Octopus" by Kirt Baab is marked with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
The Tree Octopus was an internet hoax created by Lyle Zapato in 1998. The mysterious animal was said to have lived both on land and in water, and lived in the Seattle Washington area.
Flying Snakes are real. Want to learn more?
"chrysopelea paradisi paradise flying snake 04" by PaintedByDawn is marked with CC BY 2.0.
The Flying Snake, or Chrysopela (pronounced chris-soh-peel-ee-uh), can “fly” by gliding as far as 300 feet, from tree to tree. They are found in the jungles and forests of South and Southeast Asia. It typically lives 10 years and can grow as long as 4 feet.
Learning Connections
In English Language Arts and Social Studies classes, students are taught close reading and media literacy skills. These skills include interpreting the validity of arguments and ideas. Students learn to be thoughtful, critical readers, rather than automatically accept everything they read as objective truth.
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The News Literacy Project and Checkology created a checklist of “Ten Questions for Fake News Detection.” Check the list out, and then use it to review the Tree Octopus web site: Save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus.
Extra Resources
Tree Octopus:
Flying Snake:
Watch this video (5:29) of the flying snake in action!
CNN: Flying Snakes? Here's How They Can Glide Through The Air
Media Literacy:
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