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I'd had this experience with these incredible San master trackers
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My Octopus Teacher

I'd had this experiencewith these incredible San master trackers

I'd had this experience
with these incredible San master trackers

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I'd had this experience with these incredible San master trackers.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
51
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:35
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.
I just thought, "I wonder if anybody could ever track anything underwater?" - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
I just thought, "I wonder if anybody could ever track a...
This animal has spent millions of years learning to be impossible to find. - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
This animal has spent millions of years learning to be impos...
And that was very frustrating at first, so difficult to discern. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
And that was very frustrating at first, so difficult to disc...
What's the difference between octopus tracks - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
What's the difference between octopus tracks
It's like being a detective. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
It's like being a detective.
And then I started to... - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
And then I started to...
So I'm looking at kills. I'm looking at little marks, diggings in the sand, - My Octopus Teacher 00:19
So I'm looking at kills. I'm looking at little mar...
Finally, after looking for her for a week, day after day, - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
Finally, after looking for her for a week, day after day,
A human friend, like, waving and saying, "Hi, I'm excited to see you." - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
A human friend, like, waving and saying, "Hi, I'm ...
And I could feel it, like from one minute to the next, - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
And I could feel it, like from one minute to the next,
And then I just wanted to keep still, so I held onto a rock. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
And then I just wanted to keep still, so I held onto a rock.
I'd been underwater for quite a long time, - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
I'd been underwater for quite a long time,
But she didn't. She just rode on my hand right to the surface. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
But she didn't. She just rode on my hand right to the s...
[gentle orchestral music playing] - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
[gentle orchestral music playing]
There I was, just staring into the eyes of this incredible creature. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
There I was, just staring into the eyes of this incredible c...
It was difficult to imagine at first - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
It was difficult to imagine at first
Why would a wild animal, doing its thing, - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
Why would a wild animal, doing its thing,
I think quite stimulating for that huge intelligence. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
I think quite stimulating for that huge intelligence.
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...