{"id":8122,"date":"2017-04-24T19:51:45","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T19:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/?p=8122"},"modified":"2025-11-11T17:04:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T17:04:17","slug":"octopus-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/nz\/discover\/animals\/sea-life\/octopus-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Octopus facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ready to get up-close and personal with one of nature\u2019s quirkiest creatures? Then check out our awesome <strong>octopus facts<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Octopus-facts-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8124\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Octopus-facts-2.jpg\" alt=\"Octopus facts\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Octopus-facts-2.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Octopus-facts-2-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Fast octopus facts<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Scientific name<\/strong>: Octopoda<br \/>\n<strong>\u2028Family name<\/strong>: Octopodidae<br \/>\n<strong>\u2028Classification<\/strong>: Invertebrate<br \/>\n<strong>\u2028IUCN status<\/strong>: Not evaluated<br \/>\n<strong>\u2028Lifespan (in wild)<\/strong>: 1-2 years<br \/>\n<strong>Weight<\/strong>: 3-10kg<br \/>\n<strong>Body length<\/strong>: Generally 30-90cm (some species can grow to 5.4m!)<br \/>\n<strong>Top speed<\/strong>: 40km\/h<br \/>\n<strong>Diet<\/strong>: Carnivore<br \/>\n<strong>Habitat<\/strong>: Ocean<br \/>\n<strong>Range<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/octopus-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8128\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/octopus-map.jpg\" alt=\"Octopus facts\" width=\"470\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/octopus-map.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/octopus-map-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Octopuses are sea animals famous for their <strong>rounded bodies<\/strong>, <strong>bulging eyes<\/strong> and <strong>eight long arms<\/strong>. These cool critters live in all the world\u2019s oceans, but they\u2019re especially abundant in warm, tropical waters. Like their cousin, the squid, octopuses are often considered \u2018<strong>monsters of the deep<\/strong>\u2019, lurking in the depths of the seas. However, there are some kinds of octopus that live in relatively shallow waters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.natgeokids.co.uk\/product\/national-geographic-kids-ocean-activity-and-colouring-book\/?article_link=NGKwebsite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-308891\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Oceans-Activity-Colouring-Book.jpg\" alt=\"If you love this article, you'll love our Ocean Activity and Colouring Book is written on the post, which shows a book called Ocean Activity and Colouring Book, as well as a blue jellyfish\" width=\"1042\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Oceans-Activity-Colouring-Book.jpg 1042w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Oceans-Activity-Colouring-Book-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Oceans-Activity-Colouring-Book-1024x835.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Oceans-Activity-Colouring-Book-768x626.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1042px) 100vw, 1042px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most octopuses stay along the ocean\u2019s floor, although some species are \u2018<strong>pelagic<\/strong>,\u2019 meaning they live near the water\u2019s surface. Other octopus species live in deep, dark waters, and rise from below at dawn and dusk to search for food. They perform their famous backward swim by blasting water through a muscular tube on their body called a <strong>siphon<\/strong>. They also crawl along the ocean\u2019s floor, tucking their arms into small openings to search for food.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Octopus-facts-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8123\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Octopus-facts-1.jpg\" alt=\"Octopus facts\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Octopus-facts-1.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Octopus-facts-1-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Favourites on the octopus\u2019 menu include crabs, shrimps and lobsters, but they will sometimes eat larger prey, too, such as sharks. When going for grub, octopuses typically drop down on their prey from above, and then use the <strong>powerful suctions<\/strong> that line their arms to pull their victim into their mouth.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Did you know that we have a FREE downloadable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/nz\/primary-resource\/octopus-primary-resource\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">octopus primary resource<\/a>? Great for teachers, homeschoolers and parents alike!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Octopuses themselves provide tasty meals for other sea creatures, such as seals, whales and large fish, who like to gobble them up. But these eight-armed animals have a few cheeky tricks to help defend themselves! If threatened, octopuses <strong>shoot an inky fluid from their body<\/strong> that darkens the water around them, confusing the aggressor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.natgeokids.co.uk\/product\/national-geographic-kids-oceans-find-it-explore-it\/?article_link=NGKwebsite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-308890\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Oceans-Find-It-Explore-It.jpg\" alt=\"You'll love our educational magazines for all ages! is written on the post, which shows a book called Oceans Find It! Explore it! which has a clownfish on the front\" width=\"1042\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Oceans-Find-It-Explore-It.jpg 1042w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Oceans-Find-It-Explore-It-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Oceans-Find-It-Explore-It-1024x835.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Oceans-Find-It-Explore-It-768x626.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1042px) 100vw, 1042px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They can also hide and blend in with their surroundings, too, by changing colour to grey, brown, pink, blue or green. Impressive stuff! As well as for <strong>camouflage<\/strong>, these incredible invertebrates use colour change as a way to communicate with other octopuses.<\/p>\n<p>For the most part, octopuses are <strong>solitary creatures<\/strong> and live alone in dens made from rocks. And check this out &#8211; they build their dens themselves by moving the rocks into place with their powerful arms. Cool, eh? These brilliant builders sometimes even fashion a rock \u201cdoor\u201d that pulls closed when the octopus is safely inside the den.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Octopus-facts-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8125\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Octopus-facts-3.jpg\" alt=\"Octopus facts\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Octopus-facts-3.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Octopus-facts-3-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although octopuses are not considered endangered, they do face dangers from human activity. Such threats include habitat destruction, and a reduction in their main foods due to over fishing and marine pollution.<\/p>\n<h6>Picture credits &#8211; \u2028\u2028Octopus and its tentacles: Michal Adamczyk, Dreamstime. Octopus shooting inky fluid: Vittorio Bruno, Shutterstock. Octopus blending in with ocean floor: Serban Enache, Dreamstime.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ready to get up-close and personal with one of nature\u2019s quirkiest creatures? Then check out our awesome octopus facts! Fast octopus facts Scientific name: Octopoda \u2028Family name: Octopodidae \u2028Classification: Invertebrate \u2028IUCN status: Not evaluated \u2028Lifespan (in wild): 1-2 years Weight: 3-10kg Body length: Generally 30-90cm (some species can grow to 5.4m!) 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