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An animation shows the colourful TVO Kids News logo against a white background.

Lucas is in his twenties, with short brown hair and wears brown trousers, a purple zip jacket and a gray striped TVO Kids T-shirt.

Lucas says WELCOME BACK TO
TVOK NEWS.
OKAY, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS GUY.
PRETTY CUTE, RIGHT?
IT'S CALLED A "GRIMPOTEUTHIS."

A small window on the top right corner of the screen shows a rare octopus.

He continues THAT'S THE SCIENTIFIC NAME
FOR A DUMBO OCTOPUS.
MAYBE YOU KNOW THE
STORY OF DUMBO?
WELL, HE'S A BIG,
BABY ELEPHANT,
WITH HUGE, FLAPPY EARS.
IN THIS CARTOON,
HE LEARNS TO FLY WITH THEM.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS PICTURE,
THIS GUY HAS BIG,
FLAPPY EARS, TOO.
WELL, THEY'RE NOT EARS,
THEY'RE FINS.
AND A DUMBO OCTOPUS USES THEM TO
MOVE THROUGH THE WATER.
THESE GUYS LIVE IN THE
DEEPEST, DARKEST,
CREEPIEST PARTS OF THE
ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS,
USUALLY BETWEEN THREE AND SIX
KILOMETRES BELOW THE SURFACE.

A clip shows the octopus swimming.

He continues THAT'S PRETTY DEEP,
SO THAT'S WHY SEEING
ONE OF THESE GUYS
IS PRETTY RARE.
THIS GUY WAS SPOTTED BY AN
UNDERWATER TEAM OF SCIENTISTS
OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA.
LIKE ALL OCTOPUSES,
THE DUMBO HAS EIGHT LEGS,
BUT THESE ARE CONNECTED
BY A WEB OF SKIN
WHICH KIND OF LOOKS
LIKE AN UMBRELLA.
THIS GIVES THEM QUICK BURSTS OF
SPEED TO HELP THEM CHASE PREY,
OR GET OUT OF THE PAY OF BIG
PREDATORS LIKE SHARKS.
OF COURSE THEY CAN
ALSO CHANGE COLOUR,
LIKE ALL OCTOPUSES.
BUT, THEY DON'T HAVE INK,
WHICH MANY OCTOPUSES
USE FOR DEFENCE.
INSTEAD, THESE GUYS HAVE
TENTACLES LINED WITH
SHARP SPIKES.
OUCH!

He whines and continues SO EVEN THOUGH DUMBO'S ARE CUTE,
YOU MIGHT WANNA KEEP
YOUR DISTANCE.
I KNOW I'M GOING TO.
STAY TUNED FOR OUR
FEATURE STORY COMING UP NEXT.

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