See the octopus.
It is in the sea.
It has three hearts.
It can hide.
It can go red.
It can go blue.
Ink! Away it goes.
Can you see it?
Words to know
- octopus: a sea animal
Facts
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Read next
Sources
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/octopus
- https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Octopus_vulgaris/
- https://www.aquariumofpacific.org/onlinelearningcenter/species/giant_pacific_octopus
- https://aqua.org/stories/03-01-2018-otherworldly-octopus
- https://www.livescience.com/55478-octopus-facts.html
- https://www.livescience.com/how-do-octopuses-change-color
- https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/animal/giant-pacific-octopus/
- https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/animal-guide-blue-ringed-octopus/2177
- https://www.aqua.org/explore/animals/giant-pacific-octopus
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- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/blue-ringed-octopus
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- https://www.livescience.com/how-many-hearts-does-an-octopus-have
- https://thecephalopodpage.org/chroma2.php
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/mimic-octopus
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