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My Octopus Teacher

And it's like,"Okay, now, this is too crazy." Somehow she's managed to maneuver...

And it's like,
"Okay, now, this is too crazy." Somehow she's managed to maneuver herself
into the least dangerous place, and that's on the shark's back

Full Transcript

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And it's like, "Okay, now, this is too crazy."
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Somehow she's managed to maneuver herself into the least dangerous place,
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and that's on the shark's back.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:39
Uploaded
May 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
The Sea Change Project,Off the Fence

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Movie Summary

A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.
Takes a few seconds to figure out, - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
Takes a few seconds to figure out,
Drops the remaining shells - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
Drops the remaining shells
The shark comes, does one pass, - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
The shark comes, does one pass,
How she can think that quickly and make those life-and-death decisions, - My Octopus Teacher 00:10
How she can think that quickly and make those life-and-death...
I was around for a good 80 percent of her life. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
I was around for a good 80 percent of her life.
But I couldn't help thinking, - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
But I couldn't help thinking,
Here's a highly antisocial animal playing with fish. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
Here's a highly antisocial animal playing with fish.
Oh, then she completely lost interest in the fish, - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
Oh, then she completely lost interest in the fish,
And that was the last time we had physical contact. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
And that was the last time we had physical contact.
If I think back, - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
If I think back,
Go down and whoa, - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
Go down and whoa,
It's very, very rare to see two octopus close together. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
It's very, very rare to see two octopus close together.
And then seeing that both animals are pretty relaxed - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
And then seeing that both animals are pretty relaxed
By this stage, I knew quite well the stages of an octopus's life. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
By this stage, I knew quite well the stages of an octopus�...
So while I was very excited that this mating was beginning, - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
So while I was very excited that this mating was beginning,
She wasn't coming out of that den. - My Octopus Teacher 00:18
She wasn't coming out of that den.
The eggs are laid right in the back, in the dark. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
The eggs are laid right in the back, in the dark.
I just keep going every day and just check. - My Octopus Teacher 00:17
I just keep going every day and just check.
I mean, it struck home so hard for me. - My Octopus Teacher 00:14
I mean, it struck home so hard for me.
All those eggs hatched. - My Octopus Teacher 00:10
All those eggs hatched.