“Attack of the octopus”: the coast is filled with clams. Video

The unusual behavior of octopuses has puzzled scientists.

Abnormal activity octopus was off the coast of Wales. Local residents drew attention to the fact that about 20 adult specimens of octopus crawled ashore and not planning to return to the water. According to the journal Live Science, the unusual behavior of marine molluscs may be due to stormy weather or heavy shimmer.

The exact reasons for such unusual behavior of the octopus scientists don’t know. One of the main theories of mass Exodus of octopus to shore is too large the size of their population. According to another hypothesis, the animals have lost the ability to coordinate movements.

Octopus Eledone cirrhosa is a fairly widespread view in Britain. Normally they swim at a depth of about one hundred meters, and local residents say that nothing like this ever seen. Octopuses can survive on land for about 10-15 minutes, as long as they remain wet. Brett Jones, the owner of a local tourist industry, told the scientist that he and his colleagues were doing the night collecting octopus, and then threw them back into the sea.

According to Welsh scientists, the octopus in the video is still alive. Probably, the intervention of the people saved from the clams of death.

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