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The Octopus In My House
A professor develops an extraordinary relationship with an octopus when he invites it to live in his home. The octopus, called Heidi, unravels puzzles, recognises individual humans and even watches TV with the family. The episode also shows remarkable behaviour from around the world - from the day octopus, which can change colour and texture in a split second, to the coconut octopus, which carries around its own coconut shell to hide in. But most fascinating of all is seeing how Professor David Scheel and his daughter Laurel bond with an animal that has nine brains, three hearts and blue blood running through its veins.
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[@Brahmdagh]

You know what, they should probably make a mobile aquarium that an octopus can drive by itself around the house. Roaming around like a cat or whatever.

[@Redfern42]

A tentacled creature "driving" some sort of "travel machine". Can we say "Dalek"? I knew you could. ;-)

[@36SOAD]

Or we could…you know… just leave them in the ocean…

[@Em4gdn1m]

Yes, exactly how dogs drive.

[@XSemperIdem5]

So basically a hamster ball but an aquarium version.

[@enicole1203]

I'd support this kickstarter

[@BudaKhan420]

Someday we might even come to realize that keeping such an intelligent animal enclosed in such a boring environment is probably driving it insane.

[@Ivan-jk3tc]

This is the first thing I thought of when I saw the first video of this octopus; I was intrigued by the title of this second video: "Can octopuses recognize people?" I wonder how we can ask ourselves this kind of question; it's obvious that yes: all animals can recognize you if you interact with them enough: we don't ask ourselves if a dog or a cat recognizes us so an octopus.... For the personality it is the same: it is obvious that each individual has his own personality: it is true for us and for all the other animals, there are dominant: dominated: players: reserved.... One thing is sure: I agree with you on this point; the real question is 'how can we give ourselves the right to lock up a sweet animal'. Even if I know that this octopus must receive a lot of love and affection, which is wonderful for it, I can "t help thinking that it is not fair to force an animal to be locked up. Perhaps it would be possible for the owner to take the octopus to the sea and let it walk around like a dog and maybe it would come back by itself out of love for those it feeds; only then would we know if the octopus accepts its situation or if it suibit it. I do not want to judge these peoples but I put this is just a reflection on the condition of this octopus.

[@AndrewManook]

@@Ivan-jk3tc Yes an ant can definitely recognise you from a different person lol

[@perrilewis180]

@@Ivan-jk3tc but you're forgetting one important thing: domestication. Dogs and cats are instinctively drawn to humans. Wild animals don't have that. You have to be a scheduled occurrence for them to recognize

[@wip1664]

@@Ivan-jk3tc maybe a larger tank, with more in the tank to better simulate the very non-static environment in the deep ocean. In the ocean, I don't think the octopus wanders far from the area that it has chosen to stay as "home turf". So as long as it feels safe, and can access food. It does not have the same will, or an intent, to progress as humans do/have. It has the same curiosity and type of intelligence as an intelligent young child has. Of course, no living intelligent animal would enjoy too static (lacking dynamic) an existence or a stagnant existence. I think that just looking at things that are moving and changing from inside its well windowed home, this octopus is not all that bored. As far as activity and stimulus is concerned, a tank cannot compete with the deep ocean. It would be like a person accustomed to living in urban area moving to a rural area. However, the intelligent person, though now has fewer stimuli, will find/discover interest in the rural setting. The deep ocean is very still or low in auditory stimulus. So the octopus is good at or must be interested in visual observance. So excellent in visual observance that it has learned or evolved to mimicking its surrounding colors and patterns. It is like us choosing what to wear for a job interview and what to wear at the dance club/bar etc. 🤔. 🤭

[@wip1664]

@@AndrewManook the ant does not recognize you as an intelligent object. I think the octopus can recognize/observe you as an intelligent object, that is either hostile, or not. Then will attempt to further "investigate" the non-hostile subject...now that you are no longer just an object. When we consider life such as a clam, a starfish, or a sea cucumber, we almost consider them objects due to their difference from us and their low dynamics. Furthermore, they are from a dissimilar place, not true terrestrial like us. Only in modern times when we are more able to observe and be better informed of their livelihoods do we become more interested and respectful of their place among us. We need the corals that are underwater, they are more than just a rocky wall. We didn't realize this back then.

[@niklas3595]

"She jets at you." "RELEASE ME BACK INTO THE OCEAN, HUMAN."

[@user-hh2is9kg9j]

We need the knowledge more than we need meat, eggs, or wool.

[@enfissione8297]

Why would it want to go back into the ocean? It gets free food there and have no hunters.

[@niklas3595]

@@enfissione8297 Oh Idk... freedom? Imagine being kept in a squared glass cage barely bigger than your own size for the rest of your life. I think you'd go either crazy or mentally numb pretty soon. And we know octopussi are very smart. So they must suffer being caged due to their intelligence.

[@I_Dont_Believe_In_Salad]

@@niklas3595 "Imagine being kept in a squared glass cage barely bigger than your own size for the rest of your life" Yeah it literally have a change to escape as soon they open the tank's roof but it doesn't even want to go. Totally wanting freedom my guy.

[@Lilliz91]

@@enfissione8297 would you be cool staying in your room the rest of your life?

[@sethraelthebard5459]

I would like to see how an octopus would react to a mirror. Self-awareness is often one of the most telling factors in an animal's ability for sentience.

[@kristienorsedragonwebber1328]

There is video of such an interaction.

[@mariyam1511]

​@@kristienorsedragonwebber1328 woww can u share the link ?? 😩✨ I'd love to see it !!

[@betchface752]

If we opened our eyes, we would be surprised at how much the animals can understand.

[@ykhatat]

cows for example

[@johnnyfavorite1194]

Depends on the Animal. All Mammals have enough similarities with Humans so that we are often able to recognize basic emotions like fear, affection, confusion, playfulness, etc. in one another. In regards to other vertebrates, birds/reptiles, amphibians, fish, this is very much is not the case, though there may be minor exceptions like the Crocodilians and certain species of birds. The key is parental care.

[@blabit4983]

Go vegan

[@SupernaturalBeingsofEarth]

@@ykhatat For example all my fish raising studies over the years I had relationships. Not to mention snakes, Lizards, hobby farm and more..

[@betchface752]

@@ykhatat especially cows!

[@Stephnist]

They should do the same human recognization study with identical twins in the same dress, they may be even more observant than we know

[@juggiebonebrain3383]

*recognition

[@user-jh1iw2zg9o]

No, they must let the poor thing live in the ocean

[@brandonchan5387]

If some humans can't tell the difference between 2 identical twins, I doubt an octopus would.

[@MajCyric]

Perhaps if they each placed their hands against the glass they could/would (since identical twins don't have matching fingerprints).. And Octopi have excellent eyesight..

[@user-dk5vj2br1o]

Thats actually brilliant idea!

[@davee.9906]

I've seen people with Koi ponds that pet their fish and feed them by hand so I believe all animals big and small will have some ability to remember good and bad and therefore if someone treats them bad or good they remember it and where it came from.

[@iShallEatChips]

No shit sherlock

[@stephaniecoomey2356]

Imagine not knowing about a subject but speaking about it like you know the facts, crazy generation.

[@AsifAAli]

I was going to type the exact; big or small -- all animals can recognise other living things

[@porcu12345]

Anyone that's ever owned fish can tell you that they definitely recognise faces/people and even objects. Even just moving the food container near the glass gets them excited.

[@JK-xz6mj]

Conflation

[@aaronspaulding3679]

I lived on an island, La Madd, IT. I found some tidal pools, one which had an octopus in it. This octopus and I had played for nearly an hour! It was so fun!! I went back and played with her several times. One of the best years of my life!

[@Bozbaby103]

Love La Madd. Miss it. Quiet…other than mopeds at o’ dark thirty. Great food, too. Brigantinos was best, but that’s me. It has since been renamed. I appreciated La Madd and Sardinia then, but now nearly thirty years later (holy crap!) I can see how much I missed out on.

[@DeathBringer769]

This same guy explained in another clip that octopus can taste the difference between people. Did he really expect a mask to do anything when he's still sticking his hand in the water and making contact with the octopus? He'd need some type of sterile glove with no traces of his own skin oil/scent/etc on it in order for this to even remotely have a chance of working.

[@timmccoy515]

the mask may not fool the octopus, however it will recognize the face and know what's about to happen. without the mask, it can relax a bit.

[@mikey_atman]

The octopus weighing segment with mask was fascinating. I would propose that despite perhaps not being able to recognize facial features, the octopus may be able to taste your pheromone or other biochemistry profile on your skin with its tentacles. I'm not a scientist and this is just an idea. I love your video.

[@skali90]

I thought the same!

[@jorgemartinez1335]

Such a small place, a cage, for such an amazing animal

[@kristienorsedragonwebber1328]

It’s TINY. Breaks my heart.

[@soulchild2516]

I so much agree

[@dulynoted2427]

It's sad that they don't live that long. Just imagine how much more smart they would be, if they lived longer...

[@Jellyfish146]

God knew they'd be too powerful with a longer life span

[@animalplanetmixhd]

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[@patty7791]

D.N: I too, was dismayed at how short their life span is! They become so smart, so quickly! They are. VERY personable,,,,

[@missryanswers773]

Everyone has been kind to D.N. and it's nice to see no bullying cuz this is an octo-friendly comment! (DN...if u wanted to edit your line to "..how much smarter" that would eliminate a grammatical error of "imagine how smarter they would be". :) ) I will delete this post after it sends to you.

[@Kais.]

I wonder if their lifespan can actually be increased. Since the reason they are short lived is due to the reproductive glands maturing, thanks to hormones produced by the optic gland; resulting in the digestive system being shut down, and the octopus effectively starving to death. Could this be delayed or prevented without harming the animal? I hope so, but seems unlikely - since the digestive system runs through the brain. I assume it would be complicated to avoid damaging the brain, but who knows.

[@jamesthereaper7]

How many tickles does it take to make an Octopus laugh? Ten tickles.

[@MissLisaBabyx]

Lol

[@djmax45238]

An octopus that's neighbors with people that sometimes antagonize them? It's the real-life Squidward!

[@markmcknight2467]

Ha! Ha!

[@lil----lil]

It is truly sad that octopus have a relatively short life span. For such an intelligent creature.

[@anthonycraig274]

Apparently, octopuses live longer in captivity. Even having many batches of young instead of having just one batch.

[@hunterflowerson4460]

They’d become the new dominant species if they lived longer

[@lil----lil]

@@hunterflowerson4460 A very good point! Perhaps nature balances herself out...but she missed us: the most destructive specie on the planet.

[@SevenHunnid]

I’m a young mexican stoner trying to make it out the hood by doing reaction videos on my KZbin channel 😅

[@krankarvolund7771]

@@anthonycraig274 Really? What I found is that octopus die because of a gland secreting a poison when they have their youngs, and even if you remove it with surgery, they let themselves starve to death ^^' Apparently, there's only one species of octopuses that can reproduce several times, the Larger Pacific Striped Octopus. They're also special for having gregarious behavior, wich is rare for octopuses that are often cannibal and for wich even mating is done with caution, in case their mate wants to eat them ^^

[@cya2163]

Although I'm so incredibly envious of your interactions with Heidi, it is my hope that one day you will release her so that she can swim and forage as she was intended to bc they are so amazingly intelligent and require more stimulus than you can offer her in a captive setting...

[@cheesenipspartymix]

She will die within a few years anyways, wild octopi have an enormous death rate and literally starve to death after mating. She is clearly happy, stimulated, and not wanting to return to the wild where she would very easily become food

[@ChocolateMilk..]

@@cheesenipspartymix There`s no hope for you.

[@kristienorsedragonwebber1328]

Agreed. Heidi is adorable, but that tank is basically a glorified goldfish bowl. The octopus needs far more room and stimuli.

[@Mcbignuts]

Gets eaten immediately lol

[@Mcbignuts]

Why would u release ur pet

[@roli-ty2fn]

Such enormously fascinating animals. I would so love to meet one in the wild and communicate with it. There is surely a lot we can learn from them.

[@Kingramze]

Perhaps gloves might also help in addition to the mask. Since they "taste" with their arms, she might see through your disguise if she touches you.

[@BioTransXX]

She wouldn't even need to touch him, his taste would be in the water.

[@ttbbb3835]

And air

[@Eleventyeleventh]

@@BioTransXX see that's what I was thinking because they literally just mentioned this in another one of their short clips of the same show.

[@Mlogan11]

1) Changing into a creepy mask that looks like it's from Halloween surely can't help when doing something the octopus doesn't like. 2) That tank is too small. Imagine if you had to stay in ONE room and only one room which you can never leave. People go nuts if just confined to their home, let along just one small room. No wonder Heidi spits water at them.

[@kristienorsedragonwebber1328]

This. That octopus needs a far bigger and more enriched environment.

[@Allegra11]

So horribly cruel keeping an intelligent being in a tiny prison. My heart breaks for it

[@barrelrider85]

Does it? Does it really?

[@xalvarez07]

better than brutally eaten in Japan.

[@Allegra11]

@@barrelrider85 Yes!!! It really does!!! Unless you feel for animals you wouldn't understand the desperate sadness I feel when I see animals in distress in any way at all.

[@checkmarkdatter1785]

@@xalvarez07 That’s debatable. While I don’t think they should be eaten either there are certainly fates worse than death

[@xalvarez07]

@Checkmark Datter indeed. But a close second is a octopus getting its head turned inside out, then have its spine severed till you bleed out, but since you're most brain who knows how long it feels.

[@fishyfool]

probably bored to tears in that small space.

[@anomalyp8584]

A mom octopus will starve protecting her children...knowing how sentient these creatures are, makes it all the more sad/impressive.

[@stefanostokatlidis4861]

Many spiders are going to do the same, but nobody calls them devoted mothers for that. I think that the upgrading of the octopus is fabricated. Many other animals are smart.

[@anomalyp8584]

@@stefanostokatlidis4861 comparing spiders to octopi? Completely a different level I think. Huge difference in brainpower.

[@stefanostokatlidis4861]

@@anomalyp8584 there aren’t so different after all. Both octopuses and many species of spiders, a few centipedes and others undergo a programmed senescence after reproducing and die after the young are born. This isn’t an issue of choice, it is literally how they have evolved to breed. Spiders are also smart and other arthropods as well. Many claims of octopus intelligence are exaggerations, pop science memes and urban legends. From being the smartest of all mollusks they got branded as similar to primates and dolphins uncritically. As I said, I believe that many of the claims have been intentionally fabricated. Some people want the alien stories to be true. Also, it might have been done to keep animals with a more recognizable intelligence being still considered dumb, such as spiders, fish or reptiles. It might also have started to be another reason for denigrating other cultures that eat them, because always in western countries some people want to be self righteous and point fingers to others.

[@tricia4479]

Probably just wanting to get out of that small tank, you are holding her in.

[@mitchellhall8089]

Unlike you or I, octopuses are fairly sedentary, they dislike travel, and given the choice would stay within a small area. I've seen comparably sized octopuses content in smaller tanks, this is probably completely sufficient.

[@bigboicreme]

They don't need or want big tanks. They like just chilling. In the wild they face much adversity and are forced to move around which they don't even like

[@jimpenjao594]

Im so glad that we are studying these things! It really brought a fulfilling life for the octopus.

[@DrMaddMoose]

i love that he looks like an octopus, the way his hair is and stuff

[@judem1359]

They are so so smart. I am so amazed when watching videos of them solving puzzles and playing with scientists. Just lovely! 🌸

[@ElectricFuture]

I’m never eating calamari again.

[@jeffreyklima7612]

Calamari isn't octopus you fool

[@DYNANiK.official]

​@@jeffreyklima7612 Both Coleoidea

[@MajCyric]

You might be confusing calamari with takoyaki or akashiyaki... All are tastie AF though... Octopus is mostly eaten raw though since when cooked its flavor and taste changes based on what ingredients are used..

[@the-trustees]

Good for you!

[@huntercool2232]

An octopus watching a nature documentary about the ocean within a living room is one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen

[@Tubemanjac]

And when you consider the watching octopus being a prisoner?

[@huntercool2232]

@@Tubemanjac She’s not a prisoner tho. That is her home. She never knew the ocean so therefore she does not miss it. Plus she gets plenty of enrichment from her owners and seems very happy and healthy.

[@CzarYe]

"she wants attention and doesnt want us to leave the room" No. She is begging for freedom.

[@bowiekt]

Enjoyed this so much, was hoping for more, but as you explained they are short lived, thank you for enlightenment ❤️

[@dragonqueen7328]

I feel like animals that are this intelligent would get bored easily. No wonder Heidi doesn't want you to leave

[@0ookii0]

Octopus are smart animals, that's a fact, but just because they are smart I don't think they should be kept as pets, they are not like dogs, pretty sure the smarter the animal is, the bigger the space they need, that small tank had to be incredibly stressfull for the octopus.

[@teahgurl]

Definitely not meant to be bets. Dogs have been domesticated-

[@markmcknight2467]

Oh for SURE! That is why I refuse to keep anything except a dog or a cat as a pet. I adopted this viewpoint after being incarcerated. It was then that I realized how stressful it must be on a creature to be taken from the wild and placed in a small enclosure. I decided NEVER to EVER do that again. AND I HAVE NOT.

[@enfissione8297]

@@markmcknight2467 Why you think so? I mean living in wild for animal should be even more stressful, cuz it should survive and reproduce

[@cheesenipspartymix]

Thats not true, the more territory the animal has in the wild the more space, not the more intelligence. In the case of intelligence they need more stimulation, and the more they have the smaller the space can be (within a healthy range). Octopi are delicate and extreme escapists. With lots of stress they can very easily die, and with boredom or stress can and will try very hard to escape which it looks like she very easily could in that tank. Yet she was willingly interactive and engaged in her environment. Out in the open constantly too, compared to her first introduction where she was not used to the tank (stressed) and hid all the time. Clearly not a stressed animal and very stimulated and happy

[@mikshinee87]

@@cheesenipspartymix For sure she is more happy in a tank than free. The length people go to to justify having exotic animals...

[@majaturner9066]

I wish I had time for an octopus friendship. What beautiful and amazing beings.💜💚

[@themuddyrug55]

"This was not a scientific study" should be in the description

[@lacha608]

Maybe she shouldn't be trapped in a small, unstimulating cage...

[@emskalicky8275]

They did a very similar mask experiment on corvids (crows, ravens, magpies, etc) too! I think in about 2006, so very similar timeframe. Amazing watching these markers of sentience play out. We really take so many animals' inner lives for granted, I think.

[@rogergeyer9851]

Emska Licky: Plus with the Corvids (being very social), they teach other members of the community, including children and children's children, which humans are bad (and to be scolded / avoided). It was just amazing what they learned and remembered. I am interested in crows because of how amazingly intelligent the New Caledonian crows are re tool use.

[@worsiedog]

I love this show so much. Thanks for sharing your relationship with her. ❤️❤️

[@edstella]

To everyone going, "Animals have [this feature] hUmAnS jUsT DoN'T lIsTeN!" Yeah, on some level that's true. But there are also many that very much recognized that. History is full of people loving and recognizing animal's traits, personalities, and ability to understand and empathize. Roman and Greek pet epitaphs are amazingly sweet. Chinese ink paintings perfectly capture the playfulness of kittens. Dogs and horses are everywhere in writings and tradition. BUT, there is a difference between a commonly accepted/held belief amongst the general population AND scientifically studied and replicatable biological behaviors. They're studying it now in a way that is accessible and meaningful to the scientific community with measured situations and stimuli.

[@AZCaveMan480]

You could have said that entire block of text in one sentence.

[@edstella]

@@AZCaveMan480 Yeah, fully aware of that, but then it's no different than other people saying the same one-sentence, inane sentiments. Considering it's KZbin, people need extra explanation.

[@AZCaveMan480]

@@edstella no, they don't.. the explanations come from the videos. No one gives a shit about your block of text.

[@MrMyers758]

I wouldn't say the octopus treats him in the mask different because she thinks it is another person, but rather like "Dad has changed his face again. Whenever he does that he does something bad, time to avoid". Like she still touches him and tastes him and hears his voice ect so unlikely to think they are seperate.

[@abbydabby9112]

imagine if you're just chilling in your room, and once in awhile a giant creature with a sagging face scooped you up

[@vids595]

2:00 How is he not smart enough to realize that the octopus can tell who he is using chemo receptors to sense his arm as he transfers it to the abalone bag?

[@DarthTwilight]

I love these wiggly, squiggly friends.

[@matthew_thefallen]

the one dislike is an octopus dislike hahaha

[@aifan6148]

These octopus clips are real treats! 🍬 Keep them coming plz 🙏🥳

[@oneminutebirding]

Interesting!!!I beleive not just the octopus but every species in the world recognises everything...

[@zim_christ_lion]

Amazing!! I absolutely love these beautiful and fascinating beings. Octopus are known for their complex intelligence and feelings. Octopus as well as all other animals on this planet are all sentient, deeply feeling and very intelligent beings so of course they would remember faces. As humans, it is vital we remember this and treat them with the same unconditional love, compassion, kindness and respect like we would to humans. We must honour all life. No creature is inferior or below humans. We are all the same. One family.

[@co94]

And the emotional reasoning award goes to…

[@meatgoogle515]

why does this have 4 likes when 38,000 ppl have seen this vid

[@homeslice6064]

Well said! I had a hamster that sadly passed away a couple of days ago, but he was a part of my life - even though it was short- I will never forget him. There are people who will tell you that some animals should be treated as such, but if you really get to know them and care for them, they become a part of your heart forever.

[@enfissione8297]

No, every creature is below humans.

[@zim_christ_lion]

@@enfissione8297 How wrong you are.

[@jabbersart6218]

This is so important in helping us realise we are among intelligent species and they deserve respect too. It still amazes me that the aussie Magpies in my garden know me by face and run up to the door to greet me, because I'm the lady who tosses them bugs while I garden, but when my partner steps out they stop and stare

[@scar445]

birds recognize you. they do the same in my parents garden. when my parents sit alone outside, the birds are more than happy to jump around on the ground and chirp their little hearts out just feet away. As soon as i just enter the line of sight, they move halfway down the garden. I think its because im a stranger. I do not show up every day.

[@John14-6...]

They are such beautiful and amazing creatures

[@puerco911]

he is recognizing the fact that no one will help him out of this invisible box he is caged in!!!!

[@johnmattock1]

Case study from 3215 ad Octopus (more advanced than human beings) puts one in a cage. The human remembers me, wow. We need to treat other species with respect and not put them in cages.......

[@enfissione8297]

only for humans cages are bad, for animals living in wild is bad, they can die from hunger, predators, viruses and especially octopuses. Imagine living in captivity when your mind is not busy 100% of the time with one thought "How to survive?"

[@ghostsem0000]

The octopus in my house videos are my favorite videos on this channel

[@aZebroadcast]

Give her a bigger aquarium !!

[@GooogleGoglee]

3:45 she spit water on you trying to get attention: "ehi! Bring me back to the sea!"

[@fishdude666ify]

I had a fish that I had to keep by itself because it was SUPER aggressive; it's tank was next to my bedroom door. So one day I was taking a nap with a pillow wrapped around my head and half asleep I started hearing a weird thump thump thump. I pulled my head out of the pillow and looked and there in my bedroom doorway was one of my roommates with a video camera and that fish was ramming the side of the tank, trying to "get" him. My other roommate was about to light an M-80 outside my window and they were going to record my reaction, but the fish woke me up before they could trying to attack the one with the camera. Anyhoo, at the time I was the fish guy at a pet store so I've got a few stories about fish recognizing me as the person that they got food from.

[@number1enemyoftheuseless985]

That is so awesome I'd love to have a octopus that big they are so cool looking.

[@philippelewis3543]

They have emotions, respect all life.

[@pinnacaridpeep2889]

Not all life has emotions

[@Wyklepheph]

“Octopods are super intelligent, so we put one in this tiny tank so we can study it”

[@forevermarked5826]

Love octopus so much. Love animals

[@MsJuRoo]

I hope there is a video somewhere out there made by octopuses who keep humans in enclosures to "study" their behaviour.

[@ripsnort8194]

Awesome man octopus rock so smart love em

[@JerryHowardJr-hh5cl]

Still found to be super smart and a real winner. Good stuff for them and us!!! Yup.

[@Totalchaos0228]

I believe they absolutely can recognize people, especially ones they interact with often. Heidi sure likes Laurel!!

[@kyrareneeLOA]

A trouble maker,... no. Curious, and exploratory, yes. Thanks for video

[@Tim_ra]

You can tell Heidi is watching the TV in one part.

[@richardknott2021]

Great videos..

[@lofthouse23]

Forget the scary octopus that mask the man is wearing will haunt me forever.

[@starkindustries8143]

this is so interesting

[@chanister100]

Octopus I don't know, but I am absolutely sure that Koi can recognize people. I kept 3 Koi in my aquarium, and i found that they can recognize all 5 members of my family, every single one, and they are fond of my scratching they heads, but not when the other family members do the same. So I am not surprised that Octopus can do the same, and perhaps even more intelligent.

[@Allyourbase1990]

Wonder how happy she would be in the ocean

[@corrado9683]

Amazing

[@jamesley3743]

My Old Marine Tank ...one or two of the Fish truly did know me when I entered the room.. compared to my Son or daughter coming into focus ...they new...it was me! and would get excited!!

[@piazza1129]

Awesome

[@amyellis9282]

Octopi have 9 brains... I'm pretty sure they recognize...

[@F_JoeBiden-tu6cl]

Octopus is smarter than all of these clowns coming! 😂😂

[@teahgurl]

I looovvee this intelligent creatures

[@TRDPaul]

I wonder what it would be like to go swimming with an octopus you've already made friends with

[@hunterflowerson4460]

I’ve seen diving/spear fishing videos where they seem to help each other out, though could be coincidental

[@beatriceoancea5271]

Watch the film “my octopus teacher” on Netflix!

[@jimmy-jamesolivier-mccutch2126]

@@beatriceoancea5271 omg how good is this movie loved it

[@klaus6178]

Can't believe they tortured an octopus for science.

[@robertshows5100]

May be as happy as any octopus anywhere

[@megamoneyk]

All kids know that animals have personality. It just makes sense.

[@jeffreyklima7612]

They don't recognize faces, they recognize food sources

[@01splitpea]

Heidi is lonely. For the love of octopi, get her a companion.

[@MrGiXxEr]

Octopi is not a word

[@Sarmug]

Free Heidi Or get bigger tank and company

[@Erenplsgiveitback]

@@MrGiXxEr octopi is a word. Been using this word since Elementary

[@krankarvolund7771]

Octopuses are solitary, often cannibalistic animals. A companion would become her next meal :p

[@animalplanetmixhd]

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[@elizadaphne5501]

I LOVE HER 💕🙏💕

[@mariyam1511]

I was laughing when he entered the house like a ghost n ghosted the octopus 😂😂 !! It was sad at the same tym tho, the octopus got scared n moved back 💀 !!

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

Nice video bro

[@PR4U2NV]

They may not recognize certain people, but I'm sure if it's a pet they recognize a person as a time to eat or be fed.

[@rogergeyer9851]

Richard Aponte: Animals are surprising what they will / won't recognize. I had a neighbor with a dog who was afraid of me when I was wearing a large wide-brimmed sun-hat (family skin issues). She observed this, and said "Try taking off your hat". As soon as I took off the hat, the dog was like: "Oh. You're a MAN! Please pet me!", the way she normally was if I was around with no hat on shady days, etc. As I told her, what really surprised there is that I just assumed that this dog (a nice blond Lab) would SMELL that I'm a man with that powerful nose of hers, and wouldn't be deterrred by the hat much if at all. Especially since I'd been around the dog several times in the preceding weeks, with positive, friendly, petting interaction each (or certainly most) times. Also, supposedly dogs are good at understanding human facial expressions, and I didn't have my face obscured in any way, and I was happy to see the dog, etc.

[@carmenl163]

I could hardly keep the two scientists apart!

[@blucat4]

I gave this video a like, but it was mainly the comments that I like. Of *course* the octopus can recognise people, there's plenty of videos with sea creatures recognising divers, including octopi, fish, dolphins, sharks.

[@donnaortiz6520]

Heidi is sooo cool! She is so beautiful!

[@Tubemanjac]

"I act friendly so release me back to the sea where i belong. Actually i despise you people"

[@iluvatarchem]

I'm pretty sure the octopus would prefer to be in the sea instead of getting scared by masked people. That's humans in a nutshell right there

[@x13xmonkey]

I hear that if that octupus as a land animal, we the human would be second on the food chain.

[@EsEm312]

I love octopuses ❤️🤗

[@dplj4428]

If Heidi can “taste” Laurel (as seen in the other video), does she know the masked guy solely by face and not taste?

[@JK-xz6mj]

The octopus is intelligent and confined... It's like a prison. How sad.

[@gabrielarias6878]

Acabo de ver el documental de Netflix que se llama mi maestro el pulpo y está muy padre y si reconoce a los humanos

[@peregrinegrace8570]

Humans Mistaking their own vanity with exclusive sentience.

[@isrv]

That’s a gnarly tank size woah 😳

[@kellybright862]

I love Heidi so much 😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰

[@SometimesTurtle]

Bro, if they are that smart, they can recognize your clothes potentially lol.

[@eltorpedo67]

How does he keep that tank so crystal clear