DUMBO OCTOPUS

By Tauvaga

1. Introduction 2. Appearance 3. Predators 4. Habitat 5. Fun facts 6. Conclusion 7. Reference 8. Glossary

Contents

Have you ever wondered if there could be a creature with giant ears on a head like body? Have you ever wondered if could have started in the movie Finding Nemo? That’s right it’s the dumbo octopus! The Dumbo octopus is the octopus that got it’s name from the flying elephant with big ears because of it’s giant ears on its head like body.

Introduction

Is that the walt Disney character dumbo? No! It’s the dumbo octopus. Is it green or is it red? Can it be orange? In fact, it can be all those colours. It can also grow up to 8 inches tall, so it’s a pretty small creature. The longest dumbo octopus ever was 6 feet long and its weight was 13 pounds wow! That’s a fat octopus

Appearance

Did you know that the dumbo octopus had 20 different species? But, now there are only 14 different species so people say that 6 are extinct.

FUN FACT :

Since the dumbo octopus is a deep sea creature it does not have many predators because it’s habitat is so remote. It’s only predators are very deadly and they are the goblin sharks, killer whales and the most worst being the dragon shark.

Predators

The dumbo octopus is the only octopus that lives on the bottom of the ocean and the only octopus that lives on the floor or just above. Its cold and very dark home is just right for the cute and not so cuddly creature.It lives all over the world on the sea floor.

Habitat

In conclusion, thank you for reading my report I hope you learnt a lot of facts and I hope you think that this report is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

Conclusion

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References

1. Species: Different kinds of the fish or mammal.2. Predators: A threat to an animal or an human bean.3. Character: Someone or something in a play, move even a story. 4. Habitat: a home. For example were you live so for a fish its habitat is the sea.

Glossary