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I think quite stimulating for that huge intelligence
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My Octopus Teacher

I think quite stimulatingfor that huge intelligence

I think quite stimulating
for that huge intelligence

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I think quite stimulating for that huge intelligence.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:04
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.
Somehow, she realizes this thing is not dangerous, - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
Somehow, she realizes this thing is not dangerous,
And perhaps it does give you some strange octopus level of joy. - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
And perhaps it does give you some strange octopus level of j...
When you have that connection with an animal - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
When you have that connection with an animal
The boundaries between her and I seemed to dissolve. - My Octopus Teacher 00:10
The boundaries between her and I seemed to dissolve.
All I could do at the time was just think of her. - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
All I could do at the time was just think of her.
I mean, it just became a bit of an obsession. - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
I mean, it just became a bit of an obsession.
What goes through her mind? What's she thinking? - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
What goes through her mind? What's she thinking?
She just ignited my curiosity in a way that I had not experienced before. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
She just ignited my curiosity in a way that I had not experi...
It's very useful to come back home - My Octopus Teacher 00:38
It's very useful to come back home
You can compare her intelligence to a cat or a dog - My Octopus Teacher 00:35
You can compare her intelligence to a cat or a dog
According to the literature, octopus are supposed to be a nocturnal species. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
According to the literature, octopus are supposed to be a no...
It was a little bit scary in the dark. - My Octopus Teacher 00:11
It was a little bit scary in the dark.
I couldn't find her. She wasn't in her den. - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
I couldn't find her. She wasn't in her den.
Something just made me veer slightly to the left. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
Something just made me veer slightly to the left.
And there she is... - My Octopus Teacher 00:10
And there she is...
Using her arm like this strange weapon. - My Octopus Teacher 00:10
Using her arm like this strange weapon.
Super dangerous out in the deeper forest at night, - My Octopus Teacher 00:14
Super dangerous out in the deeper forest at night,
The first instinct is to try and scare the sharks away. - My Octopus Teacher 00:13
The first instinct is to try and scare the sharks away.
She was out of the den, moving around near the edge of the forest. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
She was out of the den, moving around near the edge of the f...
Body was slightly hunched forward and was following the scent trail. - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
Body was slightly hunched forward and was following the scen...