Five of the Strangest Ocean Creatures

Nat Geo Kids compiled a list of five of the strangest ocean creatures, expanding on each animal’s remarkable features, how they protect themselves, and how long they’ve been around.

From a fish armed with 18 venomous spines to a color-changing cuttlefish, an octopus with three hearts, and a jellyfish that’s drifted the ocean for 500 million years, these are some of the strangest, most amazing real animals on Earth.

Lion Fish
Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

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