Folkmanis Octopus Puppet

How does this puppet grab you? Any way he wants to, we answer. With eight movable tentacles, this soft velour glove puppet has a firm grasp of the situation.13" span, glove puppet.

Octopus Facts of Interest

• The 150 species of octopus belong to the mollusk family. They are found throughout the world's oceans, most commonly in warm seas.
• Octopuses range in size from two inches to a giant 32 feet across the arms of the Pacific octopus.
• Octopuses are masters of camouflage: they can not only change color, but also shape and skin texture.
• The octopus's well-developed eyes enable it to see all around itself. It has a large brain with quite a capacity for learning.
• The plural form of "octopus" can be either "octopi" or "octopuses"

Source: Dictionary.com and Puppet tag. Tag also includes the story "The Angry Octopus"

Note: puppet is slightly more teal than it appears in the photograph.

Never have we encountered a toy of such durability. Our octopus has traveled the world, been in most of the states of the Union, and accompanied us on climbs of some of the highest mountains on the East coast. Not to mention his many trips through the washing machine (in a mesh delicates bag; line dry). After five years and all those miles, he's not as good as new, but he's got a lot of life and love left in him. No doubt can can take a rough handling from any age.