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My Octopus Teacher

She jets up in the canopy, and she's wrapping many leaves of kelptightly around her body...

She jets up in the canopy, and she's wrapping many leaves of kelp
tightly around her body and then just peering out

Full Transcript

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She jets up in the canopy,
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and she's wrapping many leaves of kelp tightly around her body
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and then just peering out.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:46
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.
All the smell's on the kelp, - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
All the smell's on the kelp,
[heavy breathing] - My Octopus Teacher 00:08
[heavy breathing]
I just, you know... almost can't believe my eyes. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
I just, you know... almost can't believe my eyes.
But the problem is, of course, she's gotta come back. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
But the problem is, of course, she's gotta come back.
And then, I see her, - My Octopus Teacher 00:11
And then, I see her,
And then folding her arms - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
And then folding her arms
And in that moment, - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
And in that moment,
And it's like, "Okay, now, this is too crazy." - My Octopus Teacher 00:12
And it's like, "Okay, now, this is too crazy."...
Takes a few seconds to figure out, - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
Takes a few seconds to figure out,
Drops the remaining shells - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
Drops the remaining shells
The shark comes, does one pass, - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
The shark comes, does one pass,
How she can think that quickly and make those life-and-death decisions, - My Octopus Teacher 00:10
How she can think that quickly and make those life-and-death...
I was around for a good 80 percent of her life. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
I was around for a good 80 percent of her life.
But I couldn't help thinking, - My Octopus Teacher 00:09
But I couldn't help thinking,
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.