All about an Octopus
How many arms does an octopus have? What happens if an octopus loses one of its arms?
8 and it grows back
What kind of animal is a dolphin?
It is a mammal.
Do sharks have bones?
No they are made of cartilage.
For Seahorses who lays the eggs?
The female or mom seahorse lays the eggs.
What kind of animal is a Sea Otter?
It is a mammal.
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
How long do the calves or babies stay with their moms?
They stay together for 3-6 years.
What is one of the five senses that is especially strong for a shark.
Sharks have a strong sense of smell.
Who takes care of the Seahorse Offspring?
The male or father Seahorse carries the eggs in his pouch until they hatch.
Sea Otters are one of the few animals that use these...
They use tools.
What are the things all over an octopus' arms that help it move?
Suckers
What do dolphins use to locate food and other objects in the ocean?
They use echolocation.
Are most sharks cold blooded or warm blooded?
Most sharks are cold blooded. The Great White Shark is warm blooded though.
What kind of animal is a Seahorse?
A Seahorse is a fish.
What is a group of Sea Otters resting together called?
Sea Otters rest together in a "raft."
What is it called when an octopus can change color or shape?
Camouflage
What are the groups that dolphins travel in called?
They travel in pods.
True or false...Sharks existed before dinosaurs?
True.
Do Seahorses swim fast or slowly?
They swim slowly.
Name a food that Sea Otters eat. And are they Herbivores or Carnivores?
They are carnivores. They eat sea urchins, fish, mussels, crabs, octopus, squid, clams...
Name an interesting fact about the octopus.
They can survive/able to breathe out of water. They can use tools. They can camouflage by changing color or shape.
How do dolphins sleep? What do they do that most other animals don't do?
They sleep with one eye open and half of their brain awake.
What type of animal is a shark?
It is a fish.
Name an interesting fact about a Seahorse.
They mate for life and will stay with their partner seahorse for their entire life.
They use camouflage to survive.
They have prehensile tails that can hold on to things.
Their eyes work independently.
What is an interesting fact about a Sea Otter?
Sea Otters have the thickest fur of any mammal. (1 million hairs per square inch)
They are the only marine mammal without a layer of fat/blubber.
Sea Otters under their arms have built in pockets.
Newborn pups cannot dive or sink.
They are one of the few mammals to use a tool to help it hunt and eat food.