Octopuses are extremely intelligent. They can learn
new things just like humans. They’ve even learned a few
tricks to get them out of sticky situations. If an octopus is
threatened by a predator, such as a shark or bird, it can
use some pretty incredible skills to get away. Octopuses don’t have teeth or sharp claws to
defend themselves. Instead, they use more clever ways to fool their attackers. Octopuses like
to hide themselves in the sand on the bottom of the ocean floor. How you ask? Well, the
octopus is like a chameleon because it can change the color of its skin to match the sand.
And this color change, or camouflage, happens in less than a minute.