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My Octopus Teacher

This incredible creativity to deceive

This incredible creativity to deceive

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This incredible creativity to deceive.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:23
Uploaded
May 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
The Sea Change Project,Off the Fence

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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.
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.
And she's got to learn fast because - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
And she's got to learn fast because
When you're diving alone, everything about my kit has to be perfect. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
When you're diving alone, everything about my kit has t...
But, at that point, I was making a lot of mistakes. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
But, at that point, I was making a lot of mistakes.
And that's the most incredible thing, is to be followed by an octopus. - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
And that's the most incredible thing, is to be followed...
You know, you're just backing away, moving backwards, - My Octopus Teacher 00:07
You know, you're just backing away, moving backwards,
It's curious, and there's trust, - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
It's curious, and there's trust,
I dropped one of my lenses, - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
I dropped one of my lenses,
And then it turns and rushes, and it's got a huge fright. - My Octopus Teacher 00:04
And then it turns and rushes, and it's got a huge frigh...
And you just... you wanna kick yourself, because it's, you know... - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
And you just... you wanna kick yourself, because it's, ...
That could have ended in the most incredible interaction and deep trust, - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
That could have ended in the most incredible interaction and...
And that's when she left the den and got a real fright... - My Octopus Teacher 00:05
And that's when she left the den and got a real fright....
I'd had this experience with these incredible San master trackers. - My Octopus Teacher 00:06
I'd had this experience with these incredible San maste...
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...