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Keeping all the other arms attached to the den
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My Octopus Teacher

Keeping all the other armsattached to the den and the suckers in place

Keeping all the other arms
attached to the den and the suckers in place

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Keeping all the other arms attached to the den
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and the suckers in place.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
56
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:18
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.
[gentle music plays] - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
[gentle music plays]
Something happens when that animal makes contact. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
Something happens when that animal makes contact.
So you've got to very gently - My Octopus Teacher 00:13
So you've got to very gently
By far the most powerful - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
By far the most powerful
There's no holding the arms back just in case I have to pull back. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
There's no holding the arms back just in case I have to...
It's like, "I totally trust this human, - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
It's like, "I totally trust this human,
I started to see pretty extraordinary things. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
I started to see pretty extraordinary things.
Most of the time, she's jetting or crawling or swimming. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
Most of the time, she's jetting or crawling or swimming...
But occasionally, - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
But occasionally,
And off she goes, striding away, - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
And off she goes, striding away,
She puts her body into this strange posture that kind of looks like a rock. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
She puts her body into this strange posture that kind of loo...
And then two of those arms underneath slowly moving, - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
And then two of those arms underneath slowly moving,
And then she changes - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
And then she changes
Perhaps she's trying to mimic - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
Perhaps she's trying to mimic
This incredible creativity to deceive. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
This incredible creativity to deceive.
An octopus is essentially a snail that's lost its shell in evolution. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
An octopus is essentially a snail that's lost its shell...
A very fragile, liquid, soft animal - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
A very fragile, liquid, soft animal
She's got no mother or father to teach her anything. She's alone. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
She's got no mother or father to teach her anything. Sh...
'Cause you've got all these different types of predators, all hunting her. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
'Cause you've got all these different types of pre...
Come up with the most incredible methods to deceive them. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
Come up with the most incredible methods to deceive them.