octopus

octupus are amazing creature

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00:00Did you know an octopus has three hearts?

00:03Well, there's more to know.

00:06Here are eight octopus facts.

00:08No pun intended.

00:10An octopus can change color in a matter of seconds

00:12by controlling the pigment cells in its skin.

00:16They do this to camouflage themselves from predators and prey.

00:21An octopus has nine brains.

00:23One brain controls the other eight.

00:26And these smaller brains control each of their arms.

00:30An octopus can regenerate its lost arm.

00:33If an octopus loses an arm in a fight

00:35or while escaping a predator,

00:37it can grow a new one.

00:40An octopus has blue blood.

00:42This is because they have a copper-based pigment

00:45called hemocyanin, which is blue.

00:49An octopus can squeeze through tiny cracks.

00:52Their bodies are so flexible

00:54that they can fit through extremely small openings.

00:58An octopus uses its tentacles to taste food before eating it.

01:03They do this by flicking their tentacles towards the food

01:06and then sucking it in.

01:08An octopus can spit ink.

01:11When threatened,

01:12an octopus can release a cloud of ink

01:14to confuse predators.

01:15An octopus is a master of disguise.

01:19They can mimic the color, shape, and texture

01:21of their surroundings to camouflage themselves.