Metazoa info

[Duke Guilmon]

North Pacific Giant Octopus.



Scientific Name: Enteroctopus Dofleini

Size: 14ft arm span

Weight: 33lbs

Life expectancy: 3-5 years

First appeared:?

Location: Live only in the north pacific



Taxonomy:
Class:Cephalopod
Subclass:Coleoidea
Cohort:Neocoleoidea
Superorderctopodiformes
Orderctopoda
Suborder:Incirrina
Familyctopodidae
Subfamilyctopodine
Genus:Enteroctopus
Species:E.Dofleini

Diet: North Pacific Giant Octopus eat crustaceans, clams, and fish

Anatomy: This octopus's most impressive organ is the brain. These animals can even recognize humans that visit them in captivity. They can also solve puzzles. All the organs are held at the mantle, which is located behind the eyes.

Behavior: These animals are solitary. These highly intelligent animals use their brain power to find and capture prey.

Reproduction: The mating season of this animal begins in the fall. These animals lay up to 100,000 eggs. Only the females take care of the young, and they only take care of the young will they are eggs because the females afterwords die due to starvation. The amount of eggs laid is to compensate for their short life span.

Relationship with other animals: In the wild these animals are solitary and won't go towards any animal unless if has to do with food or territory. However Humans do keep these animals as pets.



Well she is just waving hello

Other sources:

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/invert...ctopus.cfm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/an...c-octopus/

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/ac..._dofleini/

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