Octopus Octopus Octopus

Giant Pacific Octopus

Enteroctopus dofleini

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Octopuses have highly developed brains.

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Lionfish Lionfish Lionfish

Red Lionfish

Pterois volitans

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These voracious eaters are beautiful, but invasive.

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Shark Shark Shark
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Sandbar Shark

Carcharhinus plumbeus

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Sharks have no bones at all. Their skeletons are made of cartilage.

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