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My Octopus Teacher

And then the crab thinks,"Okay, everything's all right," and makes the mistakeof leaving...

And then the crab thinks,
"Okay, everything's all right," and makes the mistake
of leaving that anemone

Full Transcript

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And then the crab thinks, "Okay, everything's all right,"
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and makes the mistake of leaving that anemone.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:47
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.
[dramatic music playing] - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
[dramatic music playing]
She's quite a messy eater. - My Octopus Teacher 00:15
She's quite a messy eater.
Just a mass of them sort of overwhelm her, - My Octopus Teacher 00:17
Just a mass of them sort of overwhelm her,
Not that long in the future, - My Octopus Teacher 00:14
Not that long in the future,
She initially adopted the same method to crab hunting with lobster. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
She initially adopted the same method to crab hunting with l...
I'm thinking now, "She's definitely gonna catch this one." - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
I'm thinking now, "She's definitely gonna cat...
And then, a couple of weeks later, - My Octopus Teacher 00:14
And then, a couple of weeks later,
Using me as part of her hunting strategy. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
Using me as part of her hunting strategy.
This is an animal that is strategizing - My Octopus Teacher 00:10
This is an animal that is strategizing
A lot of her intelligence is built - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
A lot of her intelligence is built
All the mollusks she is capturing, they're quite easy to catch, - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
All the mollusks she is capturing, they're quite easy t...
Now, how the hell does she kill and eat them? - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
Now, how the hell does she kill and eat them?
At the base of all those arms, - My Octopus Teacher 00:15
At the base of all those arms,
But some of these mollusks will only relax - My Octopus Teacher 00:10
But some of these mollusks will only relax
She basically has to do geometry - My Octopus Teacher 00:10
She basically has to do geometry
This is high-level invertebrate intelligence. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
This is high-level invertebrate intelligence.
Her ability to learn and remember details. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
Her ability to learn and remember details.
And it hit me how she was teaching me so much. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
And it hit me how she was teaching me so much.
You just can't wait to get up in the morning, 'cause there's so much to do - My Octopus Teacher 00:15
You just can't wait to get up in the morning, 'cau...
People ask, "Why are you going to the same place every day?" - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
People ask, "Why are you going to the same place every ...