Shy Octopus

People often think of octopuses as scary creatures, but octopuses are actually quite shy. They like to live alone in reef crevices, caves, and even human pollution, such as tin cans. An octopus has a soft body with eight arms called tentacles. Each tentacle has over 200 suction cups on it. The octopus uses the suction cups to cling to rocky surfaces and to catch tasty meals. An octopus has a unique way of defending itself. If the octopus senses danger, it will shoot out an ink-like liquid to confuse the predator. Because the liquid smells like the octopus, the predator will attack the blob of black liquid, and the octopus will quickly swim away. A female octopus will lay more than 200,000 eggs in a safe den. Once she has laid her eggs, she strings them together and hangs them in her den. Each string is about four inches long. She will protect the eggs and clean the water around them. After about 4 to 6 weeks the eggs will hatch. Then the female octopus will die and the babies will take care of themselves. Catchy lyrics and a fun melody line will teach kids all about octopuses in this fabulous audiobook.