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Southern Giant Octopus

Enteroctopus magnificus

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist. — (c) francois_brink, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.

South Africa	1
Western Cape	1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

SmartDemonstrates problem-solving and learningChecked by the maintainer

Physical

CamouflageCan change color or blend with surroundingsChecked by the maintainer

Classification

Kingdom	Animals · Animalia
Phylum	Molluscs · Mollusca
Class	Cephalopods · Cephalopoda
Order	Octopuses · Octopoda
Family	Giant, Muse, and Rough Octopuses · Enteroctopodidae
Genus	Giant Octopuses · Enteroctopus

Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
How much to rely on each source

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Practise Southern Giant Octopus with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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