Extraordinary Octopus Takes To Land | 4K UHD | The Hunt | BBC Earth

Octopuses are marine animals, that live and breath underwater, so at low tide one would expect them to be imprisoned in rocky pools. This extraordinary species found in Northern Australia is like no other Octopus, and land is no obstacle when hunting for Crabs
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[@greenplant]

2:05 I love that small fish choking on his food watching giant octopus entering his pool 😅

[@roger0929]

LOL at thinking that fish was anywhere near an octopus. It's 2023, do you really not understand how TV/movies are made?

[@sakura613]

​@@roger0929LOL, let us dream! It dropped it's food and ran😂

[@fullout42]

@@roger0929we know 🤫

[@Sore_Wren]

That fish was absolutely flabbergasted 🪨🐟

[@DV-zv4ox]

I love love love this clip so much! From the amazingly intelligent and quite frankly other-worldly octopus, to the startled fish spitting his rock out in shock, the only problem I have is that it only runs for 4 mins! 🐙❤

[@BrA_KwAmE]

David Attenborough is a living legend

[@YAH-1]

🙄

[@blackpilled4965]

Nahh he just keeps getting picked for the job over everyone else

[@jasonchan4732]

Is that the octopus?

[@elisabethj.v.beardsell9853]

So is the octopus! Many hands make light work😮!

[@bapukoli1832]

Mkin

[@technobabble77]

The camera work is amazing! This could easily be a short horror film.

[@oltedders]

Yes! The octopus grows to be 200 feet tall and we're all in trouble.

[@SpaceRyder444]

The moving shadow was exceptionally creepy...😮

[@essiebessie661]

The sounds!!!

[@davidgriego278]

What an Incredible Species are Octupi! They sre smart, have Camoflage, the eight arms, able to crush Shells, now seeing for the first time the ability to travel on land! The perfect Hunter! Incredible!

[@thewanderingchelmet]

Wait I thought it was octopedes

[@davidgriego278]

@@thewanderingchelmet You are ptobably right!

[@nickychimes4719]

Terrible grammar

[@FLAGMACHINE11]

​@@thewanderingchelmetI thought it was homo erectus

[@davidgriego278]

@@nickychimes4719 Yes it is; however I did enjoy the Video Nice to know that I have you to correct me!

[@lemedico]

A rather startled fish! 2:02😂

[@aimlesspassions1157]

Made me laugh 😂

[@kunjeeboi]

I lol-ed when the startled fish spat out his food as soon as he saw the octopus.

[@roger0929]

I LOLed at you thinking that fish was anywhere near an octopus when it was filmed. That's a species of fish that builds a nest out of pebbles that the producers used to inject humor into the clip. It's probably not even native to Australia.

[@earthknight60]

I've seen small octopus on the California coast climb out of tide pools and move into other ones. They don't do it often, but they also sometimes do a bit of land travel.

[@steveoh9285]

How extraordinary, never thought I’d see an octopus walking on land! Quite an otherworldly creature.

[@shadabfariduddin6784]

Filming is EXTRAORDINARY. Just WOW!

[@harimauindia5775]

"Some things in Australia don't need an explanation, because being in Australia IS the explanation" - Casual Geographic youtuber

[@kimbrey65]

I love that channel!

[@fenixrises9854]

@@kimbrey65me too. I hate that he’s having issues with KZbin lately

[@harimauindia5775]

@@fenixrises9854 really? How?

[@fenixrises9854]

@@harimauindia5775 he just said in a community post that KZbin keeps flagging/demonitizing/etc his videos and not giving him explanations for why. If you go on his channel you can read the full post

[@Tonyhouse1168]

His newest video is on Tasmania, another giant f-you to all of us flabbergasted by Australia’s wildlife

[@darrinwebber4077]

Well.. there's an octopus at some marine research place that keeps escaping it's tank and going around the room to other tanks to feed on other critters.Seen video a while back. Handlers couldn't figure out why the food was disappearing. Eventually, it was figured out the octopus was getting out. Having dinner..Then returning to its own tank.

[@scorpionbradford8518]

😮🤔

[@mofomoco]

This is normal octopus behavior. Nothing out of the ordinary. We had a different species in my oceanography class that would leave itw tank at night to eat fish feom the next aquarium. Octopus like to explore and eat a lot so they wander looking for food

[@nickroberts-xf7oq]

Exactly 💯 %

[@DianeLee-je7jm]

Honestly, he could read a dictionary and make it sound fascinating 🐙 Truly some incredible footage of an amazing creature

[@amereminion]

I’ve had interaction with a cute little Octopi in the Bahamas who had no trouble at all, hanging-out & maneuvering on land.

[@markdowse3572]

I love how OCCY closes his eyes when on dry land. The sun is SO bright! 🌞 They are clever and adaptive critters, for sure... M 🦘🏏😎

[@nickroberts-xf7oq]

Yes, but they're not "evolving" as many believe......

[@xploration1437]

@@nickroberts-xf7oqtechnically, everything is always evolving.

[@nickroberts-xf7oq]

@@xploration1437 Adaptation = yes 👍 Natural selection = yes 👍 Evolving = NO 👎

[@xploration1437]

@@nickroberts-xf7oq oh no, I hope you’re not one of those ignorant creationists.

[@harimauindia5775]

@@nickroberts-xf7oq evolution is basically natural selection over time. There is a religious problem with accepting humans as the descendants of primates, but not for accepting that animals and plants did indeed evolve. I'm religious and I don't have any issue accepting this In fact, it makes God look even better that not only did He create organisms,but He also continued to shape them after their initial creation

[@doktafari]

Australia has incredible wildlife I'm certain it has creatures yet to be seen

[@cya2163]

My God, but what a beautiful and graceful creature...and so terribly brilliant as well...thank you for sharing them with me!

[@mrcali68]

Mind blowing footage! Never ceases to amaze what you guys capture!

[@fadzilhamid736]

Octopus 🐙 such an incredible marine creature 🤗.

[@terramater]

So impressive! Our crew filmed a similar situation but in Brazil. The crabs there already have sophisticated techniques to escape octopuses, such as walking on water! Fascinating!

[@ConsiriMartin]

Hello, can you share a link to your video, please? Sounds very interesting.

[@ThexBorg]

Always curious that the soft body predator enjoys the crispy hard shell sashimi.

[@ellenchavez2043]

After watching "Octopus in the Livingroom" on Nature, and learning that they dream, I have taken them off my menu. They are absolutely fabulous and awesome!

[@jmercado2062]

I grew up in Seattle and there was always stories from divers about the Giant Pacific Octopuses that lived in the area. Amazing creatures!

[@svennoren9047]

Not to mention the Tree Octopus of the Pacific Northwet!

[@Summitic]

crabs taught me how to find love and Octopuses taught me how to surprise everyone !

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

This new series is more than living up to the anticipation! Got the DVD on preorder while enjoying every week's episode. Looking forward to my traditional Attenborough marathon over Xmas. I start with the earliest series and then watch the rest by date order lol. It happens each time I get a new DVD set! Btw, why isn't Wild Isles on DVD? It's got a book out, which I'm sure is a terrific read, but much as I love books, my arthritic hands take away much of that pleasure. I have recorded it onto my satellite box but that's hardly a permanent solution. Please give this licence player her wish!

[@Zeta4th]

Squidward revenge - the downfall of mr crab 😂😂😂

[@patsquach4080]

Camera work. Is. AWSOME. !!!!

[@daniellebissonnette3304]

Watching you this and for the first time in me, I am realizing there is no way all the "octopus sounds" are actually being captured by the film equipment, as the footage is taking place right by the ocean. Th sound of waves crashing on the rocks and beach will muffle everything else. So kudos to the sound technician music composer and musicians, without whom this video would not be remotely as fascinating.

[@dee6524]

THE FISH SPIT, THE FOOD OUT AND RAN 😁😆😅🫢🤭🤭🤫🙄🫣😶‍🌫️

[@MikeAG333]

The fish spat a pebble out, and swam.

[@heather-cz8yk]

Filming the shadow of the land monster...brilliant photography!!

[@videt7459]

When science first realized how intelligent octopi are: "Whew, it's a good thing they're confined to water or they'd probably become the dominant species on land!"

[@d4mdcykey]

Incredible footage, what an extraordinary animal.

[@sllizarrd]

At 1:27, 1:43, and 1:52 to 2:00 you can see that a couple of the octopus's arms have been injured and are regrowing! Look for the arm that doesn't gradually taper down in width - there's a noticeable point where the width of the arm gets significantly smaller. (One injured arm is visible at 1:27 and 1:43, then at 1:52 there are two adjacent arms that are both regrowing.)

[@DV-zv4ox]

to add to this, did you know each of the octopuses arms/tentacles have their own "brain?" They are truly out of this world intelligent.

[@vanessagonzalezmora8852]

La voz de Sir David, es simplemente maravillosa😊👍

[@spacedaddycereal73]

They got the extra high definition audio for this episode

[@footfault1941]

An innocuous question goes "why not take a nap till the next tide up?" He's hungry!

[@rxgueplanet]

When you feel comfortable, know there will always be an octopus above you, ready to strike.👽🐙

[@SnowWhite717_]

I never knew that Octopi moving sounded like Stirring a big bowl of Mac n Cheese…. Super cool 😅

[@sonicrashyugioh]

Extraordinary Octopus and the individual squid. Great video!

[@Deathwish026]

thankyou very much camera person amazing footage!

[@SableIsland2024]

It must be awesome to be an octopus 😊😊

[@WildlifeMaryAnne]

Such an amazing creature..Thanks you Sir David Attenborough for the super documentation.💖👏👏

[@bungee7503]

Fantastic film and sound work.

[@alanatolstad4824]

This never gets old!

[@indo244]

This literally felt like a legendary fictional beast in a movie yet it's real, incredible.😅

[@jeffreykushner6973]

Can someone shed light how the audio is always super crisp and up close? Where are these mics that it can pick it up with such clarity. Thanks in advance ❤

[@hapklaar]

It's more or less fake and added later.

[@liamb9606]

It's overdubbed and added in production. It's not possible to record multiple isolated sounds that clearly from general background noise in a natural environment.

[@teabaggins7091]

they are added sound effects.. very well done indeed

[@jeffreykushner6973]

Thank you guys!

[@mshark2205]

“ChatGPT, make a sound of an octopus crawling over the rocks”

[@victorquezadahernandez9003]

Amazing creature. Thanks for sharing this great video.

[@michaelmalone1624]

If these guys lived more than a couple of years they would rule the earth.

[@teabaggins7091]

2:04 lol

[@tomallen5837]

Better cinematography than most of the d.p.'s in Hollywood

[@dacads]

That crunching sound though, absolutely brutal 🤣🤣🤣

[@Anastashya]

Poor little crab 🦀 😢

[@jimschofield8734]

That octopus is officially the world's smartest Australian.

[@xbulsara]

Nature is beautiful, and merciless.

[@tonyezzat664]

sound editing on this is amazing too.

[@DonnaBarrHerself]

Every time somebody hunting for aliens says they're afraid to be alone in the universe.....

[@joshcarlton9184]

These Bjork videos just keep getting better

[@playme129]

Great photography!

[@vickilindberg6336]

That's a lot of work & risk. Those must be some good crabs!

[@jamesdrynan]

Of all God's creatures, I find the octopus the most alien life form. The intelligence, ability to camouflage, locomotion and gelatinous body combine to create a truly unique animal. Fascinating photography and of course, David's mellifluous narration.

[@Brian-uy2tj]

Wow, very cool but I have to admit it would creep me out if I was on the beach and saw an Octopus come out of a tide pool and start slithering towards me.

[@mikemoffitt8645]

Utterly Incredibly Amazing.!!!

[@harryl2232]

Let’s just hope they don’t get too comfortable on land

[@philosophusbellator]

Make friends with octopi now...they're going to inherit the earth, such as it is.

[@jonno27]

Magnificently shot. I love the drama and how the footage plays with a sense of scale. I can imagine an elephant sized octopus suddenly sliding through my window and checking out its new surrounds.

[@SusanKay-]

Now I'm afraid to go in the kitchen.

[@lieslfrankpsychickinesiolo4906]

Im halfway through the video and had to pause to give judos to the editors (both sound and visual) Because you're nailing the "Horror / Creepy Suspense" vibe to a Tee!!!! Paused again - massive kudos to the camera team I swear just watching this is setting off my Fight or Flight reaction Third pause - the high stakes tension musical score (once we've sighted the crab) is right up there as well

[@tjrage6168]

Giant land octos would be wild

[@julianocabral1343]

Absolutely mesmerizing animal! Seing one on the wild is really a special experience, imagine seing it move on land!

[@jodober4847]

Amazing footage but also really amazing sound. Effects or Actual audio?

[@bird271828]

I never knew that Mr. Octopus can go on land.

[@PPMAK777]

😂 I couldn't get "Pirates Of The Caribbean" out my head the whole time watching this Awesome footage🐙❤!

[@TimeTheory2099]

Thanks BBC earth 👍

[@kb80550]

Fantastic videography!

[@vikrantrm4237]

what a team from the BBC, I'm mad to join this team, I will work for 24hrs for this kind of scenes ❤

[@3KPK3]

This dude from stranger things is just chilling out here with crabs and fishes.

[@stonehengemaca]

Way better with the sound off 👍👍

[@rayrocher6887]

Thanks for trying to save the octopi, save the oceans as well amen

[@jr032582]

a famous person once said, "humans and fish can co-exist" and that startled little fishy spitting out the tiny rock is basically the same way we humans react

[@MikeAG333]

Why would you think it was startled? Whjy would you even think it was in the same rock pool as the octopus?

[@ANTheWhizkid]

^^ The sound engineers must have had a blast

[@aguythatworkstoomuch4624]

Amazing animals. Quite possible the most intelligent animals on earth. Their drawback is a short lifespan. Who knows, if they evolve to have a long lifespan like humans, what would happen

[@Koboldmaki15]

Yeah they can't pass down things they learned to their offspring so they can't easily develop a culture like us. Would be really interesting to see what they could achieve if they could teach something to their children.

[@aguythatworkstoomuch4624]

@@Koboldmaki15 great point. In millions of years they could be the dominant species on earth if they develop the ability to pass on knowledge like us

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

Children of Time and the sequel cover that, somewhat. Excellent novels. (I did not like the 3rd... I tried...and it just wasn't good, but a few did. 1 and 2 are among the best sci-fi I've read, though!)

[@dingdong1456]

​@@aguythatworkstoomuch4624only if they make it on land. Our entire civilisation is build on fire. Cooking, melting materials, energy. And if you're not SpongeBob, fire wont work underwater.

[@-Devy-]

Orangutans, chimpanzees, dolphins, and elephants would like to say a thing about that.

[@michaelrzepka7522]

that octopus is more advanced than most of mankind that cant get out the front door without the help of google and an electronic device.

[@thc4825]

They're evolving, imagine giant land octopuses running towards u🐙

[@ChimmyAnimate]

Slap. You know what i mean.

[@nickroberts-xf7oq]

😆 Nothing "evolved".....

[@MikeAG333]

@@nickroberts-xf7oq Everything evolved. Evolution is the most completely rock-solid science in human history.

[@nickroberts-xf7oq]

@@MikeAG333 😆 Name ONE animal that gave birth to an animal different than itself......... I'll wait.....................

[@MikeAG333]

@@nickroberts-xf7oq Your mother. My mother. Every single person's mother on the planet. That's all it takes.

[@RaquelFoster]

alternate title = Extraordinary Foley Artist Makes Terrifying Cephalopod Sound Like Grandma's Macaroni Salad

[@ripsnort8194]

So weard so smart so cool 😎 love them ❤️

[@larrywalsh9939]

I LOVE David Attenborough and his work, and it always bugs me to see his documentaries cheapened in the editing room by adding silly sound effects. Clearly someone felt that video of an octopus simply HAD to have silly, unrealistic squelching noises - and I suppose that could have been ok, if it had been subtle or reasonable. Note to the editors, if you're unable to control your urges to add irrelevant things to a video, at least try to make it believable. Just TRY. PLEASE.

[@johnathandavis3693]

That would freak my dog out, LOL...

[@dolinaj1]

Great narration by Sir David, and witty, horror-flick inspired soundtrack!

[@ZombieQueen819]

Awesome video Thank you🎉🎉🎉

[@WJen8]

Oh great so not only does Australia have kickboxing kangaroos, impaler cassowaries, belligerent magpies, legendary drop bears, a plethora of sharks & stingrays & crocodiles, the most venomous snake & spider & jellyfish in the world among other commonly encountered species of those animals, and unreasonable eshays, now their octopuses are starting to learn to walk on land. Welcome to Skull Island I guess 😂☠️

[@LifeAsAWorldTraveller]

How is it that something so soft can devour a hard shelled crab with pinching claws?! Wow..

[@sushrutachakraborty1136]

Octopi have a pair of hard beaks, like a parrot beak (you can google it) it's the only hard part of their body pretty much.

[@KimmoKM]

Octopuses have beaks

[@sllizarrd]

And venom!

[@punkypinko2965]

What incredible intelligence. Was it holding it's breath? Kind of the reverse of swimming I guess.

[@M.Nijhoff]

Rayno vind dit een hele leuke video.

[@vicbanks9079]

God bless David Attenborough!

[@philoctetes_wordsworth]

The visual textural differences in its flesh, in and out of the water are fascinating. I have an idea of what is behind it…

[@macdompeanuts6629]

Pray tell 😊

[@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511]

yeah wdym

[@mikeomolt4485]

Octopus can alter the size of tiny pigment cells in their skin and change the texture of their skin, enables them to match almost any natural background.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Love octopuses ❤🐙

[@starmariatalboys5745]

So lovely 🖤

[@strivingtoo7669]

Fascinating creature

[@S-sp2fe]

What's with the monster hises and slimy sucking sounds? Although the startled fish spitting his food out was hilarious.

[@MikeAG333]

It wasn't food, it was a pebble. And it was probably not in the same pond, and possibly not even on the same continent.