The Secret Life of the New Zealand Octopus
Like Duolingo, but for The Secret Life of the New Zealand Octopus. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.
Free during early access · No credit card · iPhone & Android
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo turns The Secret Life of the New Zealand Octopus into a game you actually finish. Levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that make it stick. Five minutes a day.
Where The Secret Life of the New Zealand Octopus takes you
Dive into the mysterious world of the New Zealand Giant Octopus. Learn how these clever eight-armed creatures hunt, hide, and survive in the deep blue waters.
- 1
Meet the Giant Octopus
- What Makes Them Special
- Where They Live in the Ocean
- How Big Can They Grow?
- Looking at Their Eight Arms
- 2
Body Tricks and Superpowers
- How They Change Color
- Moving Without Any Bones
- The Way They Use Ink
- How They Breathe Underwater
- Seeing with Big Eyes
- The Power of Three Hearts
- 3
Dinner Time in the Deep
- Finding a Tasty Snack
- How They Use Their Beak
- Outsmarting Their Prey
- 4
Growing Up and Staying Safe
- How Baby Octopuses Start Life
- Finding the Perfect Hiding Spot
- Avoiding Hungry Sharks
- Solving Puzzles and Problems
- Why They Like to Live Alone
4 sections · 18 units · 54 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
If you were to count the wiggly arms on our octopus friend, how many would you find attached to its squishy mantle?
Get it right to open this lesson and 53 more in the app.
You pick the voice
The Secret Life of the New Zealand Octopus is taught in the Explain Like I'm 5 style: no big words. promise.. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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