<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - octopus</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/octopus</link><description>Newsvine - octopus</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:47:48 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:55:33 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Deadline day for Washington octopus sign</title>
<description><![CDATA[The city of Walla Walla, Wash., says Wednesday is the deadline for a toy store owner to remove on oversize octopus sign or the city will paint it over and send him the bill.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17486002-deadline-day-for-washington-octopus-sign</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17486002-deadline-day-for-washington-octopus-sign</guid><category>us</category><category>us-news</category><category>octopus</category><category>walla-walla</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:47:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>What is a Giant Pacific Octopus?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Some of you have seen my other seed, about the killing of a Giant Pacific Octopus, at my favorite local dive site (the most popular dive site in Washington State).
Still, many people cannot even imagine what a "GPO" looks like, much less how it moves and behaves. So, here's a sh&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Calvin Tang]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Calvin Tang]]></source><link>http://tang.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/06/14955521-what-is-a-giant-pacific-octopus</link><guid>http://tang.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/06/14955521-what-is-a-giant-pacific-octopus</guid><category>hunting</category><category>seattle</category><category>scuba-diving</category><category>world-news</category><category>octopus</category><category>giant-pacific-octopus</category><category>commentid-world-news</category><pubDate>Tue, 6 Nov 2012 04:45:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tangF2BE396E-E8C9-EE67-4F74-C697D6A5EF67.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tangF2BE396E-E8C9-EE67-4F74-C697D6A5EF67.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pictures of Octopus Hunted in Washington Bay Spark Outrage</title>
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SEATTLE -- The fallout continues after a man wrestled an octopus out of Elliott Bay on Wednesday. While the man did not break the law, upset divers said what happened highlights the need for a change.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/04/14920682-pictures-of-octopus-hunted-in-washington-bay-spark-outrage</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/04/14920682-pictures-of-octopus-hunted-in-washington-bay-spark-outrage</guid><category>truck</category><category>back</category><category>environment</category><category>law</category><category>odd-news</category><category>change</category><category>caught</category><category>hunt</category><category>legal</category><category>highlights</category><category>photo</category><category>need</category><category>fallout</category><category>picture</category><category>octopus</category><category>outrage</category><category>pick-up</category><category>commentid-odd-news</category><pubDate>Sun, 4 Nov 2012 17:03:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04674A7F732E-D02E-E3D7-2DA4-13A42514C8BE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="112" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04674A7F732E-D02E-E3D7-2DA4-13A42514C8BE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Gruesome Killing of a Giant Pacific Octopus</title>
<description><![CDATA[I just visited the octopus in this story two days before this happened. Tomorrow I'll go back and see what's become of the thousands of eggs it was protecting (they'll probably be eaten by predators, if they haven't been already).&nbsp;Cove 2&nbsp;is one of the most amazing dive &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Calvin Tang]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Calvin Tang]]></source><link>http://tang.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/02/14873638-the-gruesome-killing-of-a-giant-pacific-octopus</link><guid>http://tang.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/02/14873638-the-gruesome-killing-of-a-giant-pacific-octopus</guid><category>hunting</category><category>wildlife</category><category>scuba-diving</category><category>us-news</category><category>marine-life</category><category>octopus</category><category>giant-pacific-octopus</category><pubDate>Fri, 2 Nov 2012 08:05:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tang3A32A6FC-6AC4-3C00-BB60-A9A8E2FBF449.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tang3A32A6FC-6AC4-3C00-BB60-A9A8E2FBF449.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Octopus usually found in tropics found off Calif.</title>
<description><![CDATA[A baseball-sized octopus usually found only in the tropics has been scooped up by fishermen off Los Angeles, and aquarium officials are fascinated.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/17/14510631-octopus-usually-found-in-tropics-found-off-calif</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/17/14510631-octopus-usually-found-in-tropics-found-off-calif</guid><category>us-news</category><category>unusual</category><category>octopus</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:36:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>South Korean sentenced in 'octopus death' scheme</title>
<description><![CDATA[A report says a South Korean man who blamed a live octopus for the death of his girlfriend has been sentenced to life in prison for killing her.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/10/14365824-south-korean-sentenced-in-octopus-death-scheme</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/10/14365824-south-korean-sentenced-in-octopus-death-scheme</guid><category>skorea</category><category>death</category><category>south-korean</category><category>world-news</category><category>as</category><category>octopus</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:39:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ohio zoo's new octopus chooses her name: Cora</title>
<description><![CDATA[A giant Pacific octopus that's the star attraction at an Ohio zoo's new reef exhibit has chosen her name by pulling shrimp from a labeled ball.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/25/12400887-ohio-zoos-new-octopus-chooses-her-name-cora</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/25/12400887-ohio-zoos-new-octopus-chooses-her-name-cora</guid><category>us</category><category>naming</category><category>zoo</category><category>odd</category><category>odd-news</category><category>us-news</category><category>octopus</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:12:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Octopus hitches ride on dolphin's genitals - CBS News</title>
<description><![CDATA[
" The dolphin may have been leaping from the water to detach its uninvited guest. Gonzalvo, the project manager of the Ionian Dolphin Project, wrote on the organization's blog.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[tzia62]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[tzia62]]></source><link>http://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/19/12307064-octopus-hitches-ride-on-dolphins-genitals-cbs-news</link><guid>http://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/19/12307064-octopus-hitches-ride-on-dolphins-genitals-cbs-news</guid><category>to</category><category>dolphin</category><category>octopus</category><category>self</category><category>attaches</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 02:16:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tzia6268944807-A963-2EEC-F048-2A1DA0EF8ECE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tzia6268944807-A963-2EEC-F048-2A1DA0EF8ECE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>At Victoria breakwater's edge, a giant octopus makes a quick meal of a seagull (with video)</title>
<description><![CDATA[In the end, Morneau said she's left with a feeling of melancholy."There's a sense of sadness, but I'm an animal person. I understand that nature is nature. I get it."
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></source><link>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/06/11564390-at-victoria-breakwaters-edge-a-giant-octopus-makes-a-quick-meal-of-a-seagull-with-video</link><guid>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/06/11564390-at-victoria-breakwaters-edge-a-giant-octopus-makes-a-quick-meal-of-a-seagull-with-video</guid><category>nature</category><category>odd-news</category><category>video</category><category>victoria</category><category>octopus</category><category>seagull</category><category>animal-person</category><pubDate>Sun, 6 May 2012 14:59:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TheWiseWizardB6E6A227-3B13-039E-FF7D-68E6ABE3C228.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="259" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TheWiseWizardB6E6A227-3B13-039E-FF7D-68E6ABE3C228.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Robot octopus hints at softer mechanical future</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11123352-robot-octopus-hints-at-softer-mechanical-future</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11123352-robot-octopus-hints-at-softer-mechanical-future</guid><category>soft</category><category>robotic</category><category>octopus</category><category>mechanical</category><category>flexible</category><category>highlighting</category><category>helpers</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>overlords</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:39:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120410-futuretech-robooctopus.photoblog400.JPG" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120410-futuretech-robooctopus.120;120;7;70;0.JPG" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A robotic octopus has begun to move, highlighting a future where our mechanical helpers (or overlords) are soft, smart, and flexible.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Rocky the Octopus aced his BCS picks</title>
<description><![CDATA[Move over, Paul. You’ve got company. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Brunker, Investigations Editor, NBC News]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Brunker, Investigations Editor, NBC News]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/10/10085810-rocky-the-octopus-aced-his-bcs-picks</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/10/10085810-rocky-the-octopus-aced-his-bcs-picks</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>world-cup</category><category>fiesta-bowl</category><category>rocky</category><category>paul</category><category>octopus</category><category>point-defiance-zoo</category><category>handicapper</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:17:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Occupy L.A.'s Octopus Mural Declared an 'Artifact,' Auctioned off by City</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Update: Occupy L.A.'s response is much in the tradition of "We Are All Sarah Mason" (with respect to the TIME covergirl): The mural "belongs to all of us," writes Occupy blogger Yvonne de la Vega.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></source><link>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/08/10054104-occupy-las-octopus-mural-declared-an-artifact-auctioned-off-by-city</link><guid>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/08/10054104-occupy-las-octopus-mural-declared-an-artifact-auctioned-off-by-city</guid><category>art</category><category>california</category><category>artifacts</category><category>protesters</category><category>mural</category><category>octopus</category><category>las-angeles</category><category>occupy-l-a</category><category>acctioned-off-by-city</category><pubDate>Sun, 8 Jan 2012 19:47:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Can an octopus pick the BCS? Take it to the tank</title>
<description><![CDATA[Do octopi have amazing predictive powers? ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Brunker, Investigations Editor, NBC News]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Brunker, Investigations Editor, NBC News]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/29/9800216-can-an-octopus-pick-the-bcs-take-it-to-the-tank</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/29/9800216-can-an-octopus-pick-the-bcs-take-it-to-the-tank</guid><category>college-football</category><category>sports</category><category>bowl</category><category>duncan</category><category>rocky</category><category>his</category><category>octopus</category><category>canister</category><category>giant-pacific-octopus</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:04:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Deep intellect: Inside the mind of the octopus</title>
<description><![CDATA["She was very significant to me, both as an individual and as a representative from her octopodan world. She had given me a great gift: a deeper understanding of what it means to think, to feel, and to know. I was eager to meet more of her kind."]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kid Twist]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kid Twist]]></source><link>http://kidtwist.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/11/8750323-deep-intellect-inside-the-mind-of-the-octopus</link><guid>http://kidtwist.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/11/8750323-deep-intellect-inside-the-mind-of-the-octopus</guid><category>animals</category><category>intelligence</category><category>science</category><category>biology</category><category>octopus</category><category>intellect</category><category>cephalopods</category><category>orion-magazine</category><category>sy-montgomery</category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:09:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null9446F7BC-BE06-47F0-C6C2-2626FE127983.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null9446F7BC-BE06-47F0-C6C2-2626FE127983.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Squid and octopus switch camouflage according to which enemies are close</title>
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Some squid and octopuses can switch between two different types of camouflage according to which predators are nearby, scientists have found.
In the cold, dim environment between 600 and 1,000 metres deep &ndash; known as the mesopelagic zone &ndash; some creatures have evolve&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></source><link>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/10/8739943-squid-and-octopus-switch-camouflage-according-to-which-enemies-are-close</link><guid>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/10/8739943-squid-and-octopus-switch-camouflage-according-to-which-enemies-are-close</guid><category>science</category><category>wildlife</category><category>octopus</category><category>squid</category><category>camouflage</category><category>cephalopods</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:18:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nullF490372A-D51C-0379-4F56-590837C1E085.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="132" width="220" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nullF490372A-D51C-0379-4F56-590837C1E085.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Can these octopuses wrap tentacles around future?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Wanted: a mighty octopus who can divine the future.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sergio Torres]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sergio Torres]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/15/6476560-can-these-octopuses-wrap-tentacles-around-future</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/15/6476560-can-these-octopuses-wrap-tentacles-around-future</guid><category>sports</category><category>soccer</category><category>world-cup</category><category>oracle</category><category>octopus</category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:33:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4b9edcb5-4c0c-4d96-b3bf-a67bfbf626ef.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="221" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4b9edcb5-4c0c-4d96-b3bf-a67bfbf626ef.jpg" width="120" height="67" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;An octopus named Iker, after Real Madrid's Iker Casillas is seen in a tank containing two tubes bearing Real Madrid and Barcelona's logos, as it 'predicts' a tie ahead of Saturday's Spanish Premier League soccer match between the two teams, at an aquarium in Benalmadena, southern Spain, Friday, April 15, 2011. The two octopuses competed with each other for the right to become the successor to the late Paul, the 'oracle' from the South Africa World Cup. The other octopus Iniesta 'predicted' a win for Real Madrid. (AP Photo/Sergio Torres)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/bf7e23a2-141a-4684-aa76-60196d1b37bf.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="377" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/bf7e23a2-141a-4684-aa76-60196d1b37bf.jpg" width="120" height="163" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE -- In this Jan. 16, 2011 file photo, Barcelona's Andres Iniesta reacts after scoring a goal against Malaga during their Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Giants of football don't agree that Barcelona is the greatest team in history, at least not yet.(AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/464e4cd8-2c66-4dd4-b24c-d5551795cf46.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="484" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/464e4cd8-2c66-4dd4-b24c-d5551795cf46.jpg" width="120" height="145" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FC Barcelona's coach Pep Guardiola gestures during their  Champions League, quarterfinal, second leg soccer match against Shakhtar Donetsk at the Donbass Arena, in Donetsk, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/56b435f4-803e-4549-bae9-8cb5a78a61cf.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/56b435f4-803e-4549-bae9-8cb5a78a61cf.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Tottenham Hotspur's Roman Pavlyuchenko, right back, competes with Real Madrid's goalkeeper Iker Casllas, left, during their Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match at White Hart Lane, London, Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/de00b715-ba0e-4561-b237-5c7d93b7b58b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/de00b715-ba0e-4561-b237-5c7d93b7b58b.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, center, celebrates his goal against Tottenham Hotspur with teammates during their Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match at White Hart Lane, London, Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/788e6a9b-becd-40b6-8e4b-912cb9cbeed8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="398" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/788e6a9b-becd-40b6-8e4b-912cb9cbeed8.jpg" width="120" height="154" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho answers a  question during a news conference at the White Hart Lane stadium,  London, Tuesday, April 12, 2011. Tottenham will play a round of eight 2nd leg match against Real Madrid Wednesday in London. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Cephalopods experience massive acoustic trauma from noise pollution in the oceans</title>
<description><![CDATA[Noise pollution in the oceans has been shown to cause physical and behavioral changes in marine life, especially in dolphins and whales, which rely on sound for daily activities.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[lepidoptera]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[lepidoptera]]></source><link>http://lepidoptera.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/12/6456719-cephalopods-experience-massive-acoustic-trauma-from-noise-pollution-in-the-oceans</link><guid>http://lepidoptera.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/12/6456719-cephalopods-experience-massive-acoustic-trauma-from-noise-pollution-in-the-oceans</guid><category>pollution</category><category>science</category><category>marine</category><category>sound</category><category>behavior</category><category>octopus</category><category>physiology</category><category>squid</category><category>acoustic</category><category>cuttlefish</category><category>invertebrate</category><category>lesion</category><category>low-freqency-noise</category><category>hair-cell-damage</category><category>statocyst</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:14:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Giant Octopus Found in Syria</title>
<description><![CDATA[A 9 meter-long, 2 ton-weight perished giant octopus was found at the seashore in Tartous province on Sunday, Global Arab Network reports according to Syrian State News Agency.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></source><link>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/01/6160773-giant-octopus-found-in-syria</link><guid>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/01/6160773-giant-octopus-found-in-syria</guid><category>syria</category><category>wildlife</category><category>world-news</category><category>octopus</category><category>cephalopods</category><category>sy-news</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Mar 2011 11:59:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Endangered tree octopus proves students believe everything they read on Internet</title>
<description><![CDATA[When it comes to the Internet, it seems kids will believe anything.

But it was thought that something as absurd as an octopus that lives in a tree might be enough to cast some doubts in their minds - it wasn't.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></source><link>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/03/5980646-endangered-tree-octopus-proves-students-believe-everything-they-read-on-internet</link><guid>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/03/5980646-endangered-tree-octopus-proves-students-believe-everything-they-read-on-internet</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>tree</category><category>octopus</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Feb 2011 12:12:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Tentacled tipster Paul the Octopus gets memorial</title>
<description><![CDATA[Fans of Paul the Octopus can admire a memorial to the mollusk at the aquarium where he became the World Cup prognosticator.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/20/5883682-tentacled-tipster-paul-the-octopus-gets-memorial</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/20/5883682-tentacled-tipster-paul-the-octopus-gets-memorial</guid><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>odd-news</category><category>oracle</category><category>world-news</category><category>octopus</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:24:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/55eacfd7-df02-4c3f-8df5-e1312eda39e7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="239" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/55eacfd7-df02-4c3f-8df5-e1312eda39e7.jpg" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Photographers surround the monument of Paul the octupus at  Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen, western Germany Thursday Jan. 20, 2011.The  two-meter-tall statue has been revealed for Paul the Octopus, the tentacled tipster who fascinated football fans by correctly predicting results at last year's World Cup. A spokeswoman for the Oberhausen aquarium, where Paul lived until he died three months ago, said Thursday the statue was erected because fans from around the world had asked for a place of remembrance for the psychic mollusk.  Tanja Munzig said the cremated ashes of Paul were placed in a gold-leaf-covered urn inside an oversized football that is part of the Paul monument. (AP Photo/Dapd/ Volker Hartmann)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8589cfb5-2de1-467d-8cbd-589d8780656f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="263" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8589cfb5-2de1-467d-8cbd-589d8780656f.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Photographers surround the monument of Paul the octupus at  Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen, western Germany Thursday Jan. 20, 2011.The  two-meter-tall statue has been revealed for Paul the Octopus, the tentacled tipster who fascinated football fans by correctly predicting results at last year's World Cup. A spokeswoman for the Oberhausen aquarium, where Paul lived until he died three months ago, said Thursday the statue was erected because fans from around the world had asked for a place of remembrance for the psychic mollusk.  Tanja Munzig said the cremated ashes of Paul were placed in a gold-leaf-covered urn inside an oversized football that is part of the Paul monument. (AP Photo/Dapd/ Volker Hartmann)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c37f8941-23a1-4cd8-8256-9faaffa2a65a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="338" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c37f8941-23a1-4cd8-8256-9faaffa2a65a.jpg" width="120" height="182" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Photographers surround the monument of Paul the octupus at  Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen, western Germany Thursday Jan. 20, 2011.The  two-meter-tall statue has been revealed for Paul the Octopus, the tentacled tipster who fascinated football fans by correctly predicting results at last year's World Cup. A spokeswoman for the Oberhausen aquarium, where Paul lived until he died three months ago, said Thursday the statue was erected because fans from around the world had asked for a place of remembrance for the psychic mollusk.  Tanja Munzig said the cremated ashes of Paul were placed in a gold-leaf-covered urn inside an oversized football that is part of the Paul monument. (AP Photo/Dapd/ Volker Hartmann)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Octopus arm mimicked for deep-sea exploration</title>
<description><![CDATA[A robotic octopus arm is being built for deep-sea exploration, but the first prototype testing is throwing up unforeseen challenges for such 'soft-bodied robots', Italian robotocists have said.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></source><link>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/26/5715337-octopus-arm-mimicked-for-deep-sea-exploration</link><guid>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/26/5715337-octopus-arm-mimicked-for-deep-sea-exploration</guid><category>technology</category><category>robotics</category><category>octopus</category><category>cephalopods</category><pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 11:03:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Octopus oracle's successor makes public debut</title>
<description><![CDATA[Paul the Octopus' successor has made his public debut &#8212; but his keepers aren't yet promising deep soccer insight from the youngster.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/02/5400746-octopus-oracles-successor-makes-public-debut</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/02/5400746-octopus-oracles-successor-makes-public-debut</guid><category>eu</category><category>sports</category><category>oracle</category><category>world-news</category><category>octopus</category><pubDate>Wed, 3 Nov 2010 00:48:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/dba6c7fd-013d-457c-9dd5-7b69440e2306.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/dba6c7fd-013d-457c-9dd5-7b69440e2306.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Octopus Paul II., successor of the World Cup oracle Paul, makes his first public appearance in an aquarium in Oberhausen, western Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. His predecessor Paul correctly predicted all games involving Germany, and also picked Spain to win the soccer World Cup final over the Netherlands. (AP Photo/Roland Weihrauch, pool)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8b8e8600-2da5-4bd9-8fb5-49263103203c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="357" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8b8e8600-2da5-4bd9-8fb5-49263103203c.jpg" width="120" height="172" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Octopus Paul II., successor of the World Cup oracle Paul, makes his first public appearance in an aquarium in Oberhausen, western Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. His predecessor Paul correctly predicted all games involving Germany, and also picked Spain to win the soccer World Cup final over the Netherlands. (AP Photo/Roland Weihrauch, pool)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9d4155ce-c440-471d-a762-8b462cd754c7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="308" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9d4155ce-c440-471d-a762-8b462cd754c7.jpg" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Octopus Paul II., successor of the World Cup oracle Paul, makes his first public appearance in an aquarium in Oberhausen, western Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. His predecessor Paul correctly predicted all games involving Germany, and also picked Spain to win the soccer World Cup final over the Netherlands. (AP Photo/Roland Weihrauch, pool)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The octopus who loves his Mr Potato Head</title>
<description><![CDATA[Louis the octopus clearly thinks two heads are better than one when it comes to toys.

The 1.8m-wide (6ft) creature is so attached to Mr Potato Head that he turns aggressive when aquarium staff try to remove it from his tank.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></source><link>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/28/5365931-the-octopus-who-loves-his-mr-potato-head</link><guid>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/28/5365931-the-octopus-who-loves-his-mr-potato-head</guid><category>wildlife</category><category>united-kingdom</category><category>world-news</category><category>uk-news</category><category>octopus</category><category>mr-potato-head</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:31:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Successor to Paul the Octopus is French</title>
<description><![CDATA[The successor to the World-Cup predicting Paul the Octopus is French.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/27/5359988-successor-to-paul-the-octopus-is-french</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/27/5359988-successor-to-paul-the-octopus-is-french</guid><category>sports</category><category>soccer</category><category>successor</category><category>octopus</category><category>paul-the-octopus</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:34:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Seoul squirms over octopus head war </title>
<description><![CDATA[Authorities in South Korea's capital are trying to untangle themselves from a slimy row: how many octopus heads is it safe to eat?

Octopus heads are a favourite dish on the peninsula - for their apparent aphrodisiac qualities.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[djd]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[djd]]></source><link>http://djd.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/26/5354548-seoul-squirms-over-octopus-head-war</link><guid>http://djd.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/26/5354548-seoul-squirms-over-octopus-head-war</guid><category>health</category><category>head</category><category>octopus</category><category>cadmium</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:04:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>