Lmao

LMFAO Thats what i was thinking maybe it just wants to get by

I know right...

No

🤣🤣

TheOrangeNinja Yeah they were a little overbearing with it towards the end, but if the octopus felt like it was under genuine threat it would have either swam away or inked them and then swam away.

It didn't seem that bothered with them though, and wild creatures are used to bothersome encounters with other creatures so let's not pretend it was in any way traumatised xD I'm all for animal rights and such but they're not a bunch of butthurt sjw snowflakes.

Yup.

I agree. When more than one diver got involved it was overwhelmed and clearly trying to disengage and they wouldn't let it.

I kind of wish that one dude wouldn't keep trying to touch it constantly. Like, let your other buddies have a turn with him before the lil guy gets annoyed like he did at there end. He maybe wouldn't have been so overwhelmed if he didn't keep reaching for it.

You've shattered my illusion, so the octopus wasn't playing with the divers?

Not really. Two of them did bring up octopus curiosity in general, but that we should explore it in a more passive way for the animal's health and safety and for ours. All of them noted definite flight behavior and felt the interaction went on too long. Beyond this particular incident, making wildlife comfortable with well-intentioned humans makes wildlife more vulnerable to anything (human or other) that want to harm them. For this reason, all conservationists and professional organizations promote firm no-touch, no-feed policies, keeping respectful distances, and passive observation of wildlife. So, if we care, nothing about this video is right, even if they are not directly harming the octopus. Let's be honest. These divers are not bad people, but they're trying to justify selfish, irresponsible behavior. No one who cares would condone their actions, even if the octopus were playing. Had they not touched or pursued, no one would have a problem with it. As SCUBA grows in popularity, we have be firm about good practice standards. Knowledge is better than illusion. Dive in confidence that what you're doing is right.

globalgourmand THANKYOU FOR THIS RESPONSE!

I’ve worked with wild octopus for years I know this was wrong! My dad and uncle actually study cephalopods!

they probably did overdo it a bit, but it was able to hide away fairly soon. Yeah. Maybe a little too much but still so very cute.

Humans can never let well enough alone, they always have to have more, more, more. It's the story of our lives.

With a rebel yell?

L5940 I agree completely

Fucking octopus expert over here.

yeah you know if an octopus wants to gtfo. it will shoot away like a bullet.

Kaia Luraas Contrary. This gentle invertebrate was frightened and vigorously looking to escape from these alien beings which seemed determined to do it harm.

Starcloak Starside He was definitivly not trying to escape.

Starcloak Starside The salt is real with this one. Why don't you watch the first ten seconds? The animal could have easily escaped if it wanted to. You are in big denial here, less educated one.

Lamashtar Vindication. There was one part of your comment that was actually 100% correct, however, the other was slightly incorrect. Agreed. [Octopi] “...are known to be curious creatures.” Correction. “This one shows relaxed body movement.” is true, however the “relaxed body movement” that this octopus in specific was portraying was due to the stress and fatigue for the first minute or so of the video when the diver literally had to hold onto it with two hands to keep it from swimming away.

Ninjaananas Amused. The first 10 seconds, eh? Specification. Am I mistaken, or are you trying to describe the part where the diver continuously grabs the Octopus’ body and keeps blocking it from getting away? Sarcastic. Oh, but my bachelors degree in Marine Biology in 2017 must just be the fact that I correctly guessed all the FACTS on my voluntary final project on CEPHALOPODS relies on. Snarky. I got a 95%, and that was due to my professor’s ultra-OCD tendencies to deduct points for not making everything equilateral. Serious. He TOLD me this, in front of the whole CLASS. Quote-mode. “I’m sorry, [redacted], your information was 100% correct, and your research went above and beyond anyone else. This is by far the highest grade in the class. It is in every way perfect, except one. The right margin is a quarter-centimeter wider than the left.” Suggestion. Perhaps when you make insinuations on a person’s education level, you should at least sarcastically ask, “What, do you have a degree in Marine Biology or something?” instead of doing... Whatever you call this, “comment,” and displaying just how much you do not know. Refraining. Onto the ability for the Octopus to “swim away,” how the FUCK do you expect it to see that the diver’s hand is when it’s eyes are on the side of it’s head, which is BELOW the BODY? Disclaimer. When I say go read a book, I’m not just deflecting, I’m telling you to get educated. Suggestion. GO. READ. A. BOOK.

I was gonna say something about how you were wrong but then I saw what you meant lol

Then why did the octopus didn’t inked?

Looks like there's a little ink right at the start of the video.

Trust me, as it’s their only way to defend themselves from predators, if the octopus would’ve really wanted to flee, there wouldn’t have been much the divers could have done about it !

I agree, can't eat them anymore, right or wrong it feels bad to kill such highly intelligent beings

Jerald Brewer All creatures are smart, sorry but I think you eat "people " in an "animal form", when you're having meat or fish (or plants..). This is not said as a religious thought, but just cause creatures are smart and we're just like them. I eat meat, but I think my "meat" has suffered as I would, while dying.

Pls also value the ability to feel.

Venus yes, you're right. I didn't mention it, but I agree with the fact that the ability to feel is common to all the living beings. (To feel pain, in this case.)

Madalyn Maree they really aint nothing great and they are tough and like shit cooked. There's a million other seafood or meat id rather have.

Octopus: ...And only one brain ! What a freak !

@@metrozeegle4985 And one heart! It's a miracle!

*unzips

@@metrozeegle4985 that's impressive to determine we only had one brain

Mysti Holt You suckk I was going to say that

Mysti Holt no. He's got it's head😂😂

Mysti Holt Correction. Actually, this diver was grabbing the Octopus’s Abdomen or Body. Sad. The Octopus was unable to avoid the diver’s hand because the Octopus has a limited range of sight due to the position or it’s eyes on it’s head, and thus could not effectively escape this diver’s harassment. Suggestion. Rewatch this video, but instead of just believing the title, try to imagine the amount of harassment this creature feels currently.

Starcloak Starside that makes no sense, octopuses are very intelligent, it would have turned around to see or straight up ran away in a different direction. and if it really felt threatened then it would have realeased a cloud of ink. i think it's obvious that the octopus' was deliberately bumping into the hand seeing how it was constantly aiming at it with the tip of it's head.

RaxisESP Confused. Hmm, turn and swim the opposite direction, you mean like it tried to do several times before flight syndrome kicked in? Confused. I merely said to watch it over again while looking at it from a different point of view, and as is obvious you did not do what I suggested and instead decided to fight me on it. Suggestion. If you want to see this from the point of view of the Octopus, then stop trying to view it as the Diver.

Actually we're not half as bad as our monkey cousins so atleast we think about it and show empathy Apes on the other hand will viciously rip apart other monkey species as a gang and eat their flesh sorta like a zombie would

@@acebondage9200 Youre justifying by comparing humans with apes? 😂

Mik ya because Apes are the closest species to humans

Soviet Flamethrower no Homo sapiens are actually apes were just a sub species of ape. We share 98% of our DNA with silverback gorillas

i think the problem is having an unnuanced empathetic sensibility. all my interactions with creatures go better when i pay close, more sensitive attention to them and am unobtrusive, unimposing, and less overbearing. it feels natural too; like the way it should be. most (crass) people are used to dogs, who seem to be much more resilient when it comes to rougher casual, low brow, insensitive interaction. i've seen people (especially men) tossle around animals like this so often; every timemaking me cringe with the lack of nuance in regards to their emotional empathy for other entities. I guess this tracks with their behavior towards everything in life... that whole, "toughen up! be a man! walk it off! pull and force off that twist off cap," thing... we all have those (usually republican) relatives who are rough and alpha colored all over (behaviorally). through other creatures reactions, we (well, some of us) see how insane this lack of attention to proper detail naturally is.

seemed more like dust

Koru Topi lol so cute tho

he's like shit.. oh well

I fucking laughed so hard XD

Actually, that's it's abdomen. ^_^ Basically did a bit of a belly flop. SO cute!

Koru Topi ik

It's testicles are in its head so really you were playing with his balls

Keith lolol

The octopus appeared to ink at first, but clearly became curious and playful. They are highly intelligent and inquisitive.

He was attacking you, not playing. And after he got tired and was trying to hide why did you not leave him alone??

It was not attacking the diver. No octopus "attacks" anything by aiming its mantle at the thing being attacked. That's the dumbest thing it could do, and the dumbest interpretation I've seen of its interaction.

try dophins ;)

You mean sea lions are

sharks, sea lions, and octopus are sea doggo breedds

more like cats. they don't go in packs. no octo sled teams ;)

Kurt mcKelvey Not exactly.

Kurt mcKelvey some just want to play with your guts

I wonder how a clam play

At least all which have a more complex neural system.

Yeah sure! Try getting close to a wild Komodo or a wild croc!

Octopus: Leave me alone I'm trying to go somewhere

Well said!

Knowing when to stop is an art.

Must be tricky, but I have never been aggressively upfront when it comes to hooking up

Its the fucking ocean, not a narrow corridor. Octopus are very smart. If he wanted to be left alone, he could have jetted out of there in a flash.

they yanked him out of his little crevice...

octopus are very VERY intelligent. they can shoot away like a bullet and shoot ink if they have to. if they're scared or mad they will change colors. i wouldn't be surprised if they are so smart that they sometimes enjoy something "new" that's interesting and stimulating.. and doesn't appear to be too much of a threat. i'm sure some octopuses would have been really freaked out by being yanked out of their crevice, but this one apparently didn't mind much or he would've sprayed ink. (and btw i don't like when people cause agitation to or bother any animals. but some wild animals do like the stimulation of interacting with humans sometimes)

yeah it's interesting the more i learn about sea life.. many creatures in the oceans often seem way less afraid of people than on land. and octopuses and eels can be very smart.. smarter than people give them credit (heck, i've even seen videos of wild fish that seem to interact with humans in a way that's more than just curiosity or looking for food. one diver i saw would go to this random bit of coral over a number of years and managed to train a little clown fish{i think} to do tricks. it would come out and greet him whenever he showed up.) there's another amazing vid of a huge moray eel that seemed to show true affection for a woman who spent years trying to earn its trust by visiting its home in the ocean until it trusted her.

Exactly! - Fuckin Octopus could've swam away anytime it wanted - it was curious and playful!

Tek Taloy By swiming towards his hand?

Octopuses can swim backwards, if it wanted to get away, it could have.

plus it could always squirt ink whenever it feels threatened

He's not punching it. They just don't understand that the octopus didn't want to play anymore. Banning someone for not understanding something? Ridiculous

My question is, if it didn’t want to be near them, he could have easily escaped. They are fast. He kept going into the man’s hand willingly. At the end they should had backed off, but it clearly wanted to attention at first.

Pfhahaha, oh dear. Yeah, it was nice at first, but these divers should have taken some cues that the animal was done for the time being. All of its body language was a dead ringer for the octopus equivalent of a polite declination.

@N And we’re just a load of apes-pretty weak and flimsy ones, at that. What’s your point?

Hannah O And they can spray ink to escape kinda like dropping a smoke bomb to block the bad guys view.

Not far removed from human intelligence??? Let me know when an octopus solves the string theory riddle....

They are actually able to solve puzzles, they even learn from visual observation. In one experiment, one octopus was unable to solve a puzzle the first time, but after watching another octopus that already knew how to solve the puzzle, it was able to solve its own puzzle.

Dani Slaughter Yes. The answer is four. Duh.

velveetaslingshot you’re an idiot. I guarantee that that octopus has more intelligence than you. Now it’s your choice if you receive that as an insult, because I would estimate octopus to be the second most intelligent marine creature on earth, second only to dolphins. And maybe tied with orcas. Do some research before you start spouting your disagreement, jackass.

Ray Adnyana It's a Grammar and Punctuation dog. You should get one!

CPS2 you should get a life.

it could have died if it inked and couldn't escape. and it didn't attack because the man was way bigger than it is and probably thought that the man would attack back.

jakai lee it also could've swam away!

No, you're exactly right. This is absolutely disgraceful behaviour by the diver and he's clearly incompetent and has never listened to a word he was told in training. The Octopus was stressed from the start; right at the beginning you can see it ink, they then lift it up and repeatedly prevent it from swimming to the bottom which is what that downward movement is - it's not trying to get to the diver's hand, it's trying to get to the ocean floor where it feels safe. It costs them a lot of energy to ink and it's ink reserves will now be empty such that if it needs it for defence from a predator any time soon after it will have been caught and eaten all because this incompetent diver couldn't keep his hands to himself. This is nothing more than an animal cruelty video from start to finish.

@@Xefan2 You have explained this very well, thank you!

Well said!

Octopi*

no.

meh

ThorstenVXO u meant anime women

Aidil Nizs no.... Japanese woman 👀

Sammy Colon oh come on that octopus could have swim the fuck away anytime. it was playing. octopuses are known to be very intelligent animals so honestly I'm not scared at all for that cute guy.

It looks to me that it tries defense first, then flee/hide. As a fellow diver, I'd call this harassment and a violation of diving best practice. And if you don't agree, try sending the vid to a cephalopod biologist first and see what they think.

Sammy Colon it wasn't inking at all!

Looks like it's ejecting ink at the beginning of the video. I count three puffs of ink.

GrahamChapman it wasn't inking, it was loving the interaction, look up inking octopus to see them doing that on utube!

Void Of Me If it wanted to escape then it would have, octopuses are extremely smart and can swim fast when they want to, plus it would have bitten the guy who was holding it if it felt threatened. They did get a little overbearing with it towards the end which I don’t agree with but the rest of the video is just a curious octopus investigating humans.

A Skeleton that's not true. they aren't perfect. the octopus had no way to turn around or leave. it was so small. it tried to leave and the diver pulled him back. they can't turn very fast and the octopus wasn't going to swim into open water because that's dangerous.

Jason Garcia Thought octopi could ink if they're not feeling safe? Or is that a squid?

Jason Garcia actually octopuses , when they are afraid or feel threatened , the emit that black liquid ( i dont know how to say it in english , ink maybe?) And they have a huge acceleration

A Skeleton not octopuses. Its octopedes

Spot on! thank you!

If an octopus wanted to escape, it would've inked him.

Jason Lee if anything, the diver is moving his hand to intercept the creature

Starsscream21 it had plenty of chances to go it's own.. I guess its way if escaping was perching on his hand too there for a bit...

ilovepancakeswithjam remedial

ilovepancakeswithjam Octopus don't have ink sacks. Those are squids. And the animal wasn't stressed out otherwise it wouldn't have rested on his arm.