Octopus Facts
Octopi live in many different parts of the ocean. In the ocean, they prefer to live in coral reefs. Octopi have eight arms, each with cups that can suck and also detect the flow of water. Octopi have some interesting and fascinating features.
Most octopi have soft bodies without an internal skeleton or internal shells, and they also lack a protective outer shell. The only hard part in the body of an octopus is a beak which is shaped almost like a parrot's beak. The beak helps the octopus to squeeze through narrow slits between underwater rocks, which is very helpful when an octopus is fleeing from its enemies.
Some octopi have two fins and an internal shell. However, these characteristics can make it difficult for an octopus to squeeze into small spaces, preventing its escape from moray eels and other predator fish.
Octopi have a relatively short life span. Larger species, such as the North Pacific Giant Octopus, may live for up to five years in good conditions.
However, reproduction is a sure cause of death. Male octopi can only live for a few months after mating. Females die shortly after their eggs hatch.
A female octopus may also neglect to eat during the (roughly) one month period after mating. The entire month is spent taking care of her unhatched eggs. A mother octopus doesn't die of starvation; a female octopus will die because of how she is built by nature.
A female octopus has glands near her eyes that secrete a substance that will kill her. Glands are body parts that produce secretions which an animal needs. If these glands are removed by operation, the female octopus may live for months after reproduction. Even though she remains alive after reproducing, the female octopus will continue to starve herself.
What is the best way to combine the first two sentences to improve the flow of the first paragraph?
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Octopi live in many different parts of the ocean, but they prefer to live in coral reefs.
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In many different parts of the ocean, live the octopi, even though they prefer coral reefs.
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Octopi live in many different parts of the ocean, including coral reefs because they prefer to live there.
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The octopus prefers to live in coral reefs and it lives in many different parts of the ocean.