OctopusOctopuses live in the ocean.

They have eight tentacles, three hearts and their blood is blue.

Suckers help them to grip, smell and taste.

What do they eat?

crabs sharks fish

How do they keep safe?• They can change colour to look like things around them. This means that other animals can’t see them.

• Octopuses can shoot dark ink that hurts other animals.

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Octopus

Questions1. How many tentacles does an octopus have? Tick one.

6810

2. How many hearts does an octopus have? Tick one.

123

3.Match the parts to make the sentences.

4.What do octopuses eat? Tick two.

chicken fish crabs

5. How do octopuses keep safe? Tick two.

They change colour. They bite. They shoot ink.

Octopuses live help them to grip.

Octopuses have in oceans.

Suckers blue blood.

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Octopus

Answers1. How many tentacles does an octopus have? Tick one.

6 810

2. How many hearts does an octopus have? Tick one.

12 3

3.Match the parts to make the sentences.

4.What do octopuses eat? Tick two.

chicken fish crabs

5. How do octopuses keep safe? Tick two.

They change colour. They bite. They shoot ink.

Octopuses live help them to grip.

Octopuses have in oceans.

Suckers blue blood.

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OctopusThere are many different types of octopus. They live in the ocean and eat fish, crabs and sharks.

Octopuses have eight tentacles which have strong suction cups (suckers). These suction cups help the octopus to smell, taste and hold onto their food. They have three hearts and their blood is blue.

Octopuses can protect themselves by changing colour to look like their surroundings. They can also shoot a dark ink that can hurt other animals. This ink is also dangerous for the octopus so they must swim away from it quickly.

Did You Know...? Some octopuses can change the shape of their bodies to make them look like other sea creatures.

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Octopus

Questions1.What do octopuses eat? Tick two.

sharks plastic fish

2. Draw lines to complete the sentences:

3.What do suckers help octopuses to do? Tick two.

hold their food see smell

4. Fill in the missing word. Octopuses have hearts.

5. Find and copy one word that means 'look after'.

Octopuses live in eight tentacles with suckers.

Octopuses have many different types of octopus.

There are oceans.

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Octopus

Answers1.What do octopuses eat? Tick two.

sharks plastic fish

2. Draw lines to complete the sentences:

3.What do suckers help octopuses to do? Tick two.

hold their food see smell

4. Fill in the missing word. Octopuses have three hearts.

5. Find and copy one word that means 'look after'. protect

Octopuses live in eight tentacles with suckers.

Octopuses have many different types of octopus.

There are oceans.

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OctopusThe natural habitat of the octopus is the world’s oceans. They prefer warmer waters and can be found along the ocean floor. There are many different species and sizes of octopus.

They are invertebrates and have four pairs of tentacles which surround their head (also called a mantle). They have powerful suction cups (suckers) on each tentacle which help them to smell and taste. Their diet includes fish, crab, lobster and shark. The strong suction cups help them to latch on to their prey. They have three hearts and their blood is blue.

Octopuses have different ways of protecting themselves, including camouflage. This means that they can change colour and blend in with their surroundings. They can also release a dangerous, dark liquid that distracts and confuses predators.

Did You Know...? This liquid is also dangerous for the octopus so they must quickly swim away from it.

Scientists believe that they are intelligent and playful creatures.

Did You Know...? Some octopuses can change the texture of their skin to match their environment. They can also change the shape of their bodies to make them look like other sea creatures.

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Glossary

diet - The food an animal eats.

habitat - An animal’s home or the type of place it lives in.

invertebrate - A type of animal without a spine.

predators - Animals that hunt, kill and eat other animals.

prey - An animal that is hunted and killed by another animal for food.

Giant Pacific Octopus

Dumbo Octopus Common Octopus

Octopus

Questions1. Draw lines to complete the sentences:

2.What does the word ‘prey’ mean? Tick one.

an animal that hunts, kills and eats other animals an animal that is hunted and killed by another animal for food an animal without a spine

3. Explainwhycamouflageisagoodwayforanoctopustoprotectitself.

4. How many tentacles does an octopus have in total?

5. Find and copy a word that means ‘strong’.

6. Fill in the missing word.

Octopuses have three and their blood is blue.

There are many different

warmer waters of the world's oceans, along the ocean floor.

They can be invertebrates.

Their natural habitat is the

different sizes.

They are species of octopus.

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Answers1. Draw lines to complete the sentences:

2.What does the word ‘prey’ mean? Tick one.

an animal that hunts, kills and eats other animals an animal that is hunted and killed by another animal for food an animal without a spine

3. Explainwhycamouflageisagoodwayforanoctopustoprotectitself. Camouflage is a good form of protection as the octopus can blend into its surroundings and not be seen by predators.

4. How many tentacles does an octopus have in total? 8

5. Find and copy a word that means ‘strong’. powerful

6. Fill in the missing word. Octopuses have three hearts and their blood is blue.

There are many different

warmer waters of the world's oceans, along the ocean floor.

They can be invertebrates.

Their natural habitat is the

different sizes.

They are species of octopus.

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