Labels:animal | invertebrate | text | marine invertebrates | organism OCR: "Professor, I'm a whaler. I've killed dozens of species of whales, but never, in all of my years, have I seen a creature that can pierce a hole through a steel ship. Maybe it's a giant octopus," Ned said. "That is impossible, Ned," said the professor. "Although the octopus has a sharp beak, the mollusk could not move fast enough to make much of an impact. No matter how large, it would not be able to sink the Manitoba. " "We'll see. The ocean is full of surprises; I can tell you that, " said Ned Read Panel