Octopus escapes predators with camouflage.

Meaning: A sea creature with eight arms changes color or appearance to avoid being eaten by other animals.

Choice of Words: Octopus: a sea creature with eight arms; Escapes: gets away from; Predators: animals that hunt and eat other animals; Camouflage: the ability to change color or appearance to blend in with the surroundings.

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The sneaky octopus hides from hungry hunters by changing colors.

Meaning: This means that octopuses are good at hiding from animals that want to eat them by changing the color of their skin to match their surroundings.

Choice of Words: Sneaky means doing something secretly or quietly. Hides means to keep yourself out of sight or reach. Hungry means feeling a strong need to eat. Hunters are people or animals that search for and kill other animals for food. Colors are the different shades or hues that we can see.

Clever octopuses use their special ability to blend in and fool predators.

Meaning: This means that octopuses are smart and can use their special power to change their appearance to trick animals that want to eat them.

Choice of Words: Clever means having or showing intelligence or skill. Ability means the power or skill to do something. Blend in means to mix or merge with something else so that you are not noticeable. Fool means to trick or deceive someone.

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