🐧 Emperor penguin vs Giant Pacific octopus 🐙
The giant Pacific octopus is about twice as long as the emperor penguin. The emperor penguin weighs about twice as much as the giant Pacific octopus.
| Row | 🐧 Emperor penguin | 🐙 Giant Pacific octopus |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight The emperor penguin weighs about twice as much as the giant Pacific octopus. | 88 lb40 kg1 | 31 to 51 lb14 to 23 kg2 |
| Lives We don't have a checked number for the emperor penguin yet. | no checked number yet | 3 to 5 years3 to 5 years2 |
| Eats The emperor penguin eats fish; the giant Pacific octopus eats meat. | fish, krill and squid | crabs, clams, shrimp and fish |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | the sea ice and seas around Antarctica | the cold North Pacific, from California to Japan |
Which one? Emperor penguin or giant Pacific octopus
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the emperor penguin or the giant Pacific octopus yet, so there is no race.
We only race. Real animals mostly avoid each other. A race is the only fair contest: who reaches the tree first, by top speed.
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The link carries only the two animals’ names: peabody.kids/animals/compare/emperor-penguin-vs-giant-pacific-octopus
Where these numbers come from
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, press release 25 Oct 2022, checked 30 October 2026.
- NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, checked 30 October 2026.