Who would win in a fight? Shark or Giant Octopus?

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Shark or Octopus?

Imagine you're in an aquarium tank. There are spiny dogfish sharks swimming around and giant octopus lurking on the bottom.

Which would you be more afraid of? The shark or the octopus?

Who would win in a fight between the two?

Shark Links

Spiny Dogfish Shark
The spiny dogfish is believed to be the worlds' most abundant shark and is the predominant shark species in Alaska.
sharks , great white sharks, tiger sharks at LiveScience.com
LiveScience.com explains sharks , great white sharks , tiger sharks, pictures of sharks and hammerhead sharks
NOVA Online | Island of the Sharks
NOVA Online presents Island of the Sharks
SDNHM: Shark School
Find out about sharks that live off the coast of San Diego and Baja California. We have descriptions of sharks, faqs, a glossary, and some games to play.
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Aquarium Exhibits - Sharks: Myth and Mystery
Sharks: Myth and Mystery exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California, features sharks and rays from around the world and the ways people celebrate these animals through art, dance and stories.

Octopus Links

How smart is the octopus? - By Carl Zimmer - Slate Magazine
Aristotle didn't have a high opinion of the octopus. "The octopus is a stupid creature," he wrote, "for it will approach a man's hand if it be lowered in the water." Twenty-four centuries later, this "stupid" creature is enjoying a much better reputation.
NATURE. The Octopus Show | PBS
A creature of the ocean deep takes center stage when NATURE presents THE OCTOPUS SHOW.
Octopus - travel methods and great deal of other information.
Octopus.com - information on travel, anatomy, physiology, spicies of the great Mollusk - Genus Octopi.
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Giant Octopus Exhibit
Giant octopus photos, videos and activities related to the Giant Octopus exhibit in the Ocean's Edge galleries at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California.

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Voice your opinion on who would win here, THEN watch the video.

Who would win in a fight? Shark or Giant Octopus?

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Sharks have bigger teeth!

sean says:

sharks are more stronger.

dt says:

shark

:] says:

probebly the shark

leon says:

shark because it is much larger and it has 3 rows of teeth

Isaac says:

Shark beause sharks are the most awesome theings in the ocean.

shark0727 says:

Shark

jose says:

shark the octopus has 8 arms

apants says:

shark

emmy says:

the shark, totally

cdfcjdfffffffffff says:

the shark would win.

sharktopus says:

nah sharktopus would kill them all!!!! look it up

Mi nombre es cristiano ronaldo...y me lavo las pelotas con clearmen! says:

Shark

kuwait says:

poop

vg says:

shark

joel says:

shark

Octopus have all those arms!

me! says:

The octopus would simply distract the shark with one of its tentacles then wrap a seperate one around it. After doing so it would simply have to go to town with its beak! duh!

JUGH says:

i say the octopus, because you dont see the shark with eight legs/arms/sucky things

logan walker says:

i would say the ocotopus because ther 8 arms can tagle the shark !

bobby says:

the octopus will strangle the shark

Miriam says:

octopus win yea ppl cmon

brian says:

octopus would win because it can ink.

haily says:

Octopus duh, because theyre amazing.(:

Jawaad says:

octopus because they can eat sharks and octopus have all those tentacules to kill it
octopus will win there stronger

azuhaan says:

octopuses will win...

kevinthebadass says:

The octopus could grab it and kill it. Sharks are weak compare to octopus.

nursultan says:

the octopus

oscer says:

real

squidward vs sharkie says:

octopus can ambush sharks.!!

squidward vs sharkie says:

its the octopus who should win because it can catch sharks with their tentacles....................

Anonymous says:

Octopus

 
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The Battle

Spiny Dogfish Shark VS Giant Pacific Octopus

Shark vs. Octopus
by NationalGeographic | video info

638 ratings | 323,404 views
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Further Reference

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