Octopus

We have a Common Octopus in SEA LIFE Munich. Her name is Pauline! She’s the same species as Paul – the octopus from SEA LIFE Oberhausen who predicted the world cup scores! These beautiful creatures are very intelligent animals, in fact they are the most intelligent of all invertebrates, and are as smart as a dog! Its skin can change colour to fit its background. Each of the 8 tentacles has a double row of suckers. By day it hides among rocks, coming out to hunt at night for crabs, lobsters and fishes.

Things to Do:

Find out why her favourite food is shell fish & crustaceans
Discover how our Pauline likes to decorate her home
Pauline is very curious and playful – she can even unscrew vessels
She has not tested her prediction skills regarding football bets yet
See her long arms grabbing and touching all around her
Spot her big powerful suckers

Octopus blood is blue. They have three hearts and one of the smartest brains in the ocean
Common Octopus has no bones, which means they can squeeze through holes as small as a ten pence piece
The Giant Pacific Octopus under protection because his number is decreasing

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