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Carnivore
Octopuses eat crabs, shrimp and clams.
Meat eater
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Octopus Facts for Kids: O Is for Octopus
An octopus has eight arms covered in suckers that can grab and even taste. It has three hearts and blue blood! Here are easy octopus facts for kids: what octopuses eat, how big they grow, what a baby octopus is called and where octopuses live. Read them out loud, try the quiz, then color the letter O.
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Carnivorediet
Hatchlingbaby name
Fun facts
Fun Facts About Octopuses
Two more true facts about the octopus that kids love. Tap the button to hear the name, then read each fact together.
Oo
Say “Octopus”
Octopus starts with the letter O. Clap once for each part of the word as you say it.
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Did you know?
An octopus has three hearts and blue blood.
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One more fact
It can change color and texture in a blink.
Act it outMove like an octopus for ten seconds.
Spot the letterFind the letter O in “Octopus”.
Ask a questionWhat would an octopus eat for breakfast?
Quick facts
Octopus Facts at a Glance
Everything a curious kid wants to know about the octopus, in eight short cards.
Size
How big?
An octopus is from 2.5 cm to 5 m arm span.
Body sizeLife
How long?
Octopuses live for about 1 to 5 years.
LifespanBaby
Hatchling
A baby octopus is called a hatchling.
Baby nameGroup
Consortium
A group of octopuses is called a consortium.
Group nameHabitat
Ocean
Octopuses are found in every ocean.
Where they liveAnimal type
Mollusk
An octopus has eight arms covered in suckers that can grab and even taste. It has three hearts and blue blood!
Octopus is a molluskLetter
O is for octopus
Octopus has 7 letters and starts with O.
Say: Octopus
Quick quiz
Octopus Quiz for Kids
A tiny game to check what stuck. Read the question out loud and let your little one tap the answer.
Question 1
Score: 0
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Free printable
Octopus Coloring Page: Letter O Worksheet
Done reading about the octopus? Print the free letter O sheet, say “O is for octopus” together and color the big letters. Great for circle time, morning work or a quiet afternoon at home.
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Print at home or schoolFits US Letter and A4 paper
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Color and traceBig letters and dotted tracing lines
Uppercase OLowercase oTracing practiceFind the O animals
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Questions
All FAQs
Octopus Questions Kids Ask
Octopuses eat crabs, shrimp and clams. That makes the octopus a carnivore, which means it is a meat eater.
An octopus is from 2.5 cm to 5 m arm span.
Octopuses live for about 1 to 5 years.
A baby octopus is called a hatchling.
A group of octopuses is called a consortium.
Octopuses live in every ocean. Their favorite habitat is: ocean.
Yes. The octopus is a mollusk. An octopus has eight arms covered in suckers that can grab and even taste. It has three hearts and blue blood!
Octopus starts with the letter O. Say it slowly and listen for the O sound at the start.
Keep exploring
All O animals
More Animals Like the Octopus
Other O animals and more mollusks to read about next.
Bird
Owls can turn their heads much farther than we can, about three-quarters of the way around. Their soft feathers let them fly almost silently.
Lives in: Forests Read owl factsMammal
Otters have thick fur that keeps them warm in cold water. They are playful and like to slide down muddy or snowy banks.
Lives in: Rivers & swamps Read otter factsMollusk
A snail carries its shell on its back like a little house. It glides along on a trail of slime that helps it move.
Lives in: Gardens Read snail factsMollusk
A quahog is a hard-shelled clam that lives buried in the sand along the Atlantic coast. It sucks in water through a tube and filters out tiny bits of food.
Lives in: Ocean Read quahog facts