TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 The Amazing Octopus 4 CHAPTER 2 Now You See It 8 CHAPTER 3 Catching Prey 14 CHAPTER 4 One Hundred Thousand Eggs 18 CHAPTER 5 A Smart Creature 24 THINK ABOUT IT 30 LEARN MORE 31 GLOSSARY 32 INDEX 32
21st century skills library 4 The Amazing Octopus chapter 1 Swimming in the ocean the hungry sperm whale hunts for food The octopus senses the predator overhead and hides itself The whale continues swimming in search of food When a second sperm whale notices the octopus the eight-armed creature releases its black ink blocking the whale’s vision There are more than 200 species of octopuses They come in many different sizes The smallest octopus lives in the Indian Ocean It measures only about 1 inch 2 54 cm across The giant Pacific octopus can weigh as much as
exploring our oceans 5 The giant octopus has been trained to open jars and solve mazes while being studied in labs 110 pounds 50 kg and can measure more than 20 feet 6 m across Octopuses can be found along the coastlines and on the floors of tropical and semitropical oceans around the world
