Giant Pacific Octopus

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Giant Pacific Octopus
National Geographic
Photograph by Bob Cranston

They hunt at night, surviving primarily on shrimp, clams, lobsters, and fish, but have been known to attack and eat sharks as well as birds, using their sharp, beaklike mouths to puncture and tear flesh.

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