National Geographic’s ‘Octopus, Seahorse, Jellyfish’ Invites Us to Marvel at These Deep-Water Dwellers [REVIEW]

Pale Octopus
Common Name: Pale Octopus, Scientific Name: Octopus pallidus, Size: mantle is 4.5 inches long, Notes:  near Sorrento, Victoria, Australia (Photo by David Liittschwager)

Maybe it is because they look like alien beings from another world, but I have always loved watching marine life like octopuses with their stretchy, squishy bodies; dainty seahorses covered with bony plates; and translucent jellyfish that propel themselves through the water by contracting their umbrella-shaped bells. In National Geographic’s forthcoming book, Octopus, Seahorse, Jellyfish, we get up close and personal with these amazing creatures.

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