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My Octopus Teacher

But I couldn't help thinking, "She's playing with the fish."

But I couldn't help thinking, "She's playing with the fish." [gentle piano music plays]

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But I couldn't help thinking,
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"She's playing with the fish."
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[gentle piano music plays]
Duration
9 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
01:09:27
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.
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.
And the next thing I saw, she's washed out the den, barely alive. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
And the next thing I saw, she's washed out the den, bar...
[gentle, moving music playing] - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
[gentle, moving music playing]
A part of me just wanted to hold her and chase them away. - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
A part of me just wanted to hold her and chase them away.
The next day... - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
The next day...
And just took her away, you know, into the misty forest. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
And just took her away, you know, into the misty forest.
Often, I go to the place of her main den. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
Often, I go to the place of her main den.