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    This Is What Ursula Would Look Like If She Lived In Different Ocean Environments

    Yes, it's octopuses and not octopi. I promise.

    We all know and love Ursula.

    But have you ever wondered what Ursula would look like if The Little Mermaid had taken place in different parts of the ocean?

    Thankfully, aquarists at the ~legendary~ Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California — Alicia Bitondo, Chris Payne, and Bret Grasse — knew exactly how to help.

    In a tropical ocean, Ursula might have been modeled after the wonderpus octopus.

    If The Little Mermaid had taken place in a coral reef, Ursula might have been modeled after the blue-ringed octopus, which is about the size of a bouncy ball.

    Living in the open ocean is treacherous, which is why Ursula could have been modeled after the glass octopus.

    If we're talking about pelagic waters (basically anything that's NOT the bottom or top of the sea), Ursula would have made a beautiful blanket octopus.

    Real talk, Ursula would be glorious as a colossal squid in the deep ocean.

    We do know one thing for certain: No matter what ocean Ursula lived in, she'd still be fierce as all hell.