Intelligence
What kind of object can an Octopus open?
A child-safe pill bottle.
The Giant Pacific Octopus weighs as much as a man, can stretch as long as a car and fit through a whole the size of a ______.
Orange.
The human anatomy goes head, body, limbs. In what order does the octopus go?
Their anatomy goes body, head, limbs.
What can the Octopus change about themselves?
They can change the color and texture of their skin.
What animals fall under the category Cephalopods?
Cuttlefish, Octopuses, and Squids.
Octopus has been known to use these two hard objects to protect themselves.
Coconuts and shells.
How many types of octopuses are there?
Around 300.
How many hearts to octopuses have?
They have 3 hearts.
What is the largest know Octopus?
The Giant Pacific Octopus.
Are Cephalopods older than the dinosaurs?
Yes, some fossil records date back to 500 million years ago.
Octopuses have been known to do what to sharks to avoid from being eaten?
They stick their tentacles in the sharks' gills to suffocate them when they are getting attacked.
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What is the plural of octopus and why?
Octopuses, not Octopi because the ending I is latin and word Octopus is greek. You cannot put a latin ending on a greek word.
How many brains does the octopus have and where are they located?
They have 9 and one is in the head, and the rest are at the end of each tentacle.
What have some Octopuses done to themselves when they get bored?
Some eat their own tentacles.
What is said to be the assumed ancestor of the Octopus?
The Notopus.
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One octopus at a zoo in New England did something very surprising when his keeper wasn't looking.
He opened his tank, and walked out into the sea.
What color is Octopuses blood and why?
Octopuses have blue blood because it is copper-based and not iron-based like our blood.
Out of this list, what does the octopus not have?
Beak, bones, eyes, arms, and hair.
They do not have bones and hair.
Their tentacles are often called arms.
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What do female and male octopuses do soon after mating?
They die.
How many species of Cephalopods are there?
Around 800.