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It was a little bit scary in the dark
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My Octopus Teacher

It was a little bit scary in the dark. These incredible soundsof the humpback whales...

It was a little bit scary in the dark. [whales moaning] These incredible sounds
of the humpback whales coming through the water

Full Transcript

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It was a little bit scary in the dark.
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[whales moaning]
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These incredible sounds of the humpback whales
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coming through the water.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:14
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 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...
And the next minute, the shark is actually clamped down on one of her arms, - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
And the next minute, the shark is actually clamped down on o...
[gasps, sighs] - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
[gasps, sighs]
And thank God she managed to get really deep in that crack. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
And thank God she managed to get really deep in that crack.
She was moving very badly, slowly, very weak. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
She was moving very badly, slowly, very weak.
She's bleeding. That smell's in the water. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
She's bleeding. That smell's in the water.
I thought about helping her back physically to the den. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
I thought about helping her back physically to the den.
What was gonna happen to her or if this would make her weak and vulnerable, - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
What was gonna happen to her or if this would make her weak ...
As if somehow what happened to her had happened to me in some strange way. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
As if somehow what happened to her had happened to me in som...
And then this almost felt, psychologically, like I was... - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
And then this almost felt, psychologically, like I was...
You start thinking about your own death and your own vulnerability, - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
You start thinking about your own death and your own vulnera...
I hadn't been a person that was overly sentimental towards animals before. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
I hadn't been a person that was overly sentimental towa...
She was teaching me to become sensitized to the other. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
She was teaching me to become sensitized to the other.