How many brains does an octopus have? | Spy in the Ocean

[@DaveVelo1]

I teared up when the octopus gave thanks to his helper. We must work harder to better understand the lifeforms we share our home with. And how important it is to respect them by preserving their habitats and needs.

[@Smile936]

Surely that octopus is saying, “Wtf is this octopus made of that it didn’t even get eaten by a school of sharks while parading around on the sea floor in bright red?”

[@lyssao.8308]

I think it was curious, the suckers are a form of taste and smell that help them process the world around them. He was like “you taste like a rock, what are you? um thanks anyway, I’m just gonna take this…”

[@rajitharanvijayasekaram5862]

Yes, the octopus gave thanks to his helper whom he left out to die in the open by stealing the only objects that could the him.

[@stellviahohenheim]

These documentaries are so brazen in their lying but the worst of all is the distracting fake sounds that they put in it

[@guojames9269]

@@stellviahohenheim Where was it mentioned that this was a fake documentary?

[@SerizawaHan-bn8ow]

That robot waddling around the ocean floor like "don't be suspicious, don't be suspicious"

[@annien.1727]

The spy octopus is both cute and funny at the same time.💖🐙 The way it moves was so funny I couldn't help but laugh.🤣🤣🤣

[@madhushreesen184]

Exactly..the movement was cute funny 😂

[@jessH090]

Like an octopus wearing stilletos 😂

[@icathyyu]

me too😂

[@vikkikalk6563]

This is fascinating. The octopus was obviously actually grateful for the help. How amazing to catch on camera.

[@lyssao.8308]

It was curious when it realized it tasted like rubber I think…

[@Hashdollars]

Did you also tear up when the octopus stole the shield one octopus had to leave him out to be eaten by three sharks while he took cover with the stolen cap lol😂?

[@Djellowman]

No, that wasn't obvious in the slightest; it's probably not even true. You're anthropomorphising.

[@blucat4]

@@Djellowman Anthropomorphising is a word used by people that don't understand that all creatures feel the same emotions.

[@Djellowman]

@@blucat4 *Yawn* read a book, sweetie. Your wishful thinking is far removed from reality.

[@alinowow]

NOT HIM PEEKING TO CHECK IF THE SHARKS WERE GONE 😭😭😭 WHAT A CUTIE

[@RealTalkWithSSG]

My eyes welled up when the octopus gave a hug to the spy octopus. Such empathy. 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@kishoreravichandran6866]

It is the one who seized it😂

[@guojames9269]

A hug, more like a sign of WTF I don't know what the octopus was thinking, but given the situation that was definitely not a hug or a sign of empathy

[@Photo_doctor]

What's meant by welled up

[@Djellowman]

Such lack of intellect on your part.

[@Diztopia]

@@Photo_doctor “welled up” means to tear up (as in, getting a few tears in your eyes). 😅 Usually from emotional moments.

[@evelynblackwood4362]

He’s like “damn bro you didn’t get eaten. Ummm thanks for the shell”

[@adelegulaga4155]

This is amazing to see how compassionate animals can be. A true sign of intellect.

[@stellviahohenheim]

it's amazing how gullible some people can be

[@Djellowman]

A true sign on a lack of intellect on your part.

[@blucat4]

@@stellviahohenheim It's amazing how blind some people can be, to the intelligence and emotion of other creatures.

[@dubsar]

Octopus: "Blessed be you, angel of Cthulhu, for having saved my life!"

[@CandaceEsponosa]

The spy octopus really has me cracking up. It’s like when my daughter sneaks food to our doggy😂🤣😭🫠

[@ApproximatelyCee]

What an amazing critter. And so affectionate.

[@SPFLDAngler]

Sometimes. Other times very aggressive and very frightening. Many encounters where an octopus has removed, or tried to remove, goggles and breathing regulators from people’s faces.

[@SPFLDAngler]

Which also proves just how intelligent they really are. Able to understand that those things are essential to human survival underwater. Very scary creatures, especially the “giant” octopus, which reach horrifying proportions and are usually the ones involved in those attacks.

[@ApproximatelyCee]

@@SPFLDAnglermy uneducated guess would be because of fear. They don’t know what those crazy humans want.

[@Djellowman]

@@ApproximatelyCee uneducated indeed.

[@ApproximatelyCee]

@@SPFLDAngler Would that be the Giant Pacific Octopus by any chance? I just finished a fictional story about one.

[@botmonmon6089]

Bro he thought you were the toughest octopus. Hes over there hiding and your just chilling in the middle of the sharks like what

[@timwoods2852]

Everybody's talking about how intelligent and grateful the octopus is, and I'm here chuckling at the shark who was all, " You jerk! I was gonna eat that! Have a face full of sand!" Blame is a sign of intelligence too! 😂

[@aikath7037]

Hahaha 😂

[@camille7591]

i feel like the real octopus knew that the spy was fake

[@mahhubbard]

Yes I completely agree. I found this from google.. They actually can smell and taste. That helps the octopus tell there's no snail inside this shell. Hundreds of suckers tasting and smelling, and flexible arms moving every which way, create a huge amount of information -- a lot for the octopus' central brain to process. So each arm has a mind of its own.

[@RedBroski]

Agreed! They're smarter than cats, and cats can tell that a stuffed animal is fake, after sniffing and pawing at it a few times. Octopus was probably thinking "hmm.... You're a bit strange... You must be an alien.... Well, thanks anyway." 😆

[@maryrosekent8223]

If you enjoyed this and have Netflix, I cannot recommend highly enough _My Octopus Teacher._ I watched it three times in a row, and just writing this makes me want to watch it again. Mary Rose Kent says two massive thumbs up!

[@OMtNI]

Thanks, it's on my list... I'll watch it soon thanks to you 🙏🏼

[@maryrosekent8223]

@@OMtNI Please let me know your thoughts on it.

[@imkeyyaaaaaa]

You’re the best , thank you .. will definitely watch it

[@RedBroski]

I got netflix just to watch it. It was an absolutely fantastic documentary.

[@maryrosekent8223]

@@RedBroski I’m so glad you liked it. I found it utterly fascinating and amazing. I’m going to be really busy for the next week or so, but I’ll likely watch it a few more times after that.

[@julchensweet2538]

That spy octopus reminds me of that fake lady in the Mars attack movie, chewing gum and creep walking with a big blond wig. 😂

[@ZenTeaNow]

oh both octopuses are so cute! The robot one and the real one. I kept smiling when I looked at them.

[@samanthav563]

Maybe the octopus wasn't stealing the coconut shell but realized the spy cam was offering it 🥺

[@GolfTennis]

Uh i think the "hug" at the end wasn't a hug, I think it was inspecting that wtf actually saved its life 😂

[@FDiOfi]

That last part is really heart-warming. I'm not really in to marine life, but this is really calming.

[@xxfisherxxdonut7858]

Such an interesting and unexpectedly wholesome video! I love the gratitude that the octopus showed at the end, they really are intelligent species! I also love that the octopus closed up the coconut in order to hide, that was pretty smart. May that octopus live a happy life

[@Sufanius]

If Octopus 🐙 could breathe air we would be doomed. They are incredibly intelligent.

[@romanhama5377]

Doomed to eat them maybe. The poor guys would be scorched by the sun, harassed by ants and insects. Almost all except herbivores would see them as free protein and omega-3. There is a reason why they live in the sea, on land they have 0% chance, except for the shores where they jump out and run small distances to ambush crabs. But thats about it.

[@lorandadeltoro8529]

That was so sweet He wasn’t self centered and only worried about himself. He made sure to thank the fake one after the ordeal but before he said that’s mine I’ll take it and thank you lol

[@Djellowman]

Delusional

[@gamesgames3318]

I just melted when i saw the octobot waddle over with its coconut helmet

[@mjremy2605]

Why look for alien life forms on Mars when they are right here. So sweet and intelligent. I could watch them all day.

[@lilskipper4683]

They basically give hugs to thank their friends, that's so cute 🥲

[@snapslingpeavine1371]

No offense, I don’t think the octopus even register the spycam as another living organism.

[@lyssao.8308]

Probably tasted it and thought it was really weird. Also octopi are proven to be incredibly intelligent and have a sense of self so I think it registered as a fake.

[@YasirAli-uv3ss]

What a help by spy octopus ❤and the funny at same time when he walked 😂

[@AwesomeJedi182]

We just gonna ignore how the shark threw a whole god dammit at the end. That sand splash was personal 😂

[@Dj-bk3vz]

So cute his friends with spy octopus 🐙 😍

[@jeonghyunsong3713]

😮😮🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊😊😊

[@MrZillas]

Man, that took a while until I recognized one is no real octopus.

[@blucat4]

😄 Same for me when I saw the cuttlefish one, first spy one. I thought, Damn, they've strapped a plastic shell onto a cuttlefish! 😄

[@hopebgood]

🤔 Mmm. So we have all these very clever animatronic spy cameras filming these creatures but who's filming the spy cameras and the interaction with the real sea life? Oh, an ordinary human dive crew.

[@parkermegan91]

They have other spy cams that are disgusied as part of the environment like fish, birds, dung, snowball ect., which they can control.

[@hopebgood]

@@parkermegan91 🙄

[@amw_cats]

@@parkermegan91and who do you think put the coconut on the spy octopus… use your brain

[@caterpillarnana]

He stole his friends protection and left him at the mercy of the sharks. Some friend!

[@daxconnell7661]

i have a feeling that the octopus knew that the spy wasn't real.

[@TheCarlScharnberg]

Hahahaha!

[@alieldorado1438]

Survival of the fittest

[@lyssao.8308]

Nah probably noticed it wasn’t real cuz he tasted it.

[@jamesdeegan211]

The 10th and 14th Doctor doing the voice work for this, makes me feel good

[@brightsalot]

I knew it!! 🙌

[@reginawinter6095]

Is it really him? I thought I was just too deep in the Good Omens brainrot.

[@taichistudent]

@@reginawinter6095 Yes, it is him. DT narrated quite a few of these nature series with spy cameras and robots.

[@nevillepass]

He really had to shell out for that er...shelter😂and gave it a hug 😂is the spy camera ok it walks funny!!!😁

[@AngelicPhantom]

How freaking weird would that be for the octopus. 'Oh wow, this guy just saved my life... I don't think he's really a guy at all, but I'll thank him just the same...' Argh now I'm tearing up at how awesome creatures are

[@Name-ps9fx]

Octopus was probably "tasting" the brave one, since they use tentacles to sense what they're touching. Not sure what robot was made out of, but I'd guess octopus knew it wasn't real (maybe could tell it was human made?)

[@lucastaylor2321]

Despite all the BBCs flaws and obvious biases.. it does I’m all fairness makes some fascinating documentaries.. especially on animals & world geography 10/10

[@fredthegamerschrarder7716]

Nah this is trash

[@ianhamilton3113]

@@fredthegamerschrarder7716 But you still watched it. You need to get a hobby.

[@fredthegamerschrarder7716]

@@ianhamilton3113 how can I find out if it’s good or not without watching it and I have several hobbies 😂.

[@ianhamilton3113]

@@fredthegamerschrarder7716 Fair doo's.

[@MeinSophie]

Bias to your view? Yeah mate

[@zenkaisean8710]

When that goofy spy walked out😂😂😂

[@germanomagnone]

it is really nice and cute that the poor octopus has been the "octopus-spy", it is clear that a true friend knows how to cover your "tentacles" from sharks

[@germanomagnone]

this can be said "He who finds a friend finds a treasure"

[@dieu-trangvu4502]

Amazing. But what did the octopus touch at 3:41? A glass tank wall or another camera?

[@skemsen]

Yeah exactly. Gave me a “fake” vibe because it seemed like some what shot in an aquarium and other scenes were shot an entirely different place (the sharks).

[@lydon5595]

The shots with the real octopus is definietly in a tank. Another giveaway is the ground. When the sharks are shown it's really bumpy, bright and lacks any vegetation, and during the octopus shots it's more smooth, darker, and has green and brown seaweed everywhere.

[@amw_cats]

@@lydon5595how are people not calling out bbc for their dishonesty? This is animal abuse too

[@foxingboarder2744]

he's wearing a coconut shell as a hat? what even is the ocean. what an incredible place we get to live in. ill never eat octopus again! (unless the octpus was a prick irl)

[@Sam4e82]

This was very educational. Thank you.

[@eayala2428]

I think the 'grateful hug' at the end was probably the octopus trying to figure out what the 'spy' actually was. (it may have been surprised that the Shark didn't eat it.)

[@annahui9919]

This is really enjoyable & educational thx you BBC for this program

[@LoveHandle4890]

Octopuses are just something else tbh.

[@stealthassasin1day291]

Octopus left the spy robot to die in the open but at least made up for it with a hug in the end.

[@sslizard]

I feel like there's too much anthropomorphization with this narration and the octopus "thanking" the camera. There's no way that it thinks the spy camera is real. It makes a nice storyline but they are far too smart to fall for that.

[@onlyhuman1954]

I agree. Octo knew full well the robot was not of his kind... Maybe that's why he stole the half shell...? Anyway, it was a very educational post and I've often wondered what octos would say IF they could say... 🤔 Fascinating creatures. Still not too sure about how I would feel having one suckering all over me though. 😂

[@matthewyabsley]

Welcome to television, things have to be made in specific ways for audiences. Who’d have guessed.

[@OldMtnGeezer]

My thoughts exactly.

[@guojames9269]

The octopus: WTF you didn't die... I mean, WONDERFUL YOU SURVIVED THAT, truly... about the coconut shell, uhhh, yea don't worry about it

[@Oruta563]

I rarely eat octopus but after watching this i think im gonna stop or atleast avoiding to eat them

[@lindo7213]

Adore the octopus.❤🐙

[@korlu01]

You could make a sitcom based on these two

[@mikimiyazaki]

You've gotta be kidding me!

[@samanthav563]

Makes me think about the conjoined twins whose brains are conjoined, and they can see out of each other's eyes. It's really fascinating to think about how more than one brain could work together "Krista and Tatiana Hogan are inseparable twins, both literally and metaphorically. The twins are joined at the head and their brains are connected by a thalamic bridge that gives them rare capabilities. They can access each other's feelings and even see through each other's eyes." -Google

[@willm5814]

Saw them - they’re amazing!!

[@RoyalFlush.PressurePros]

Yep. Two people. One, one-brained octo

[@whuangjulia]

Spy octopus is so cute❤ but real octopus maybe already know that's a fake one or another form of life.

[@Reignebow619]

I was like “ that’s the weirdest looking octopus! “ then I realized it’s a damn robot! That little hug at the end. Octopus really are the most intelligent creatures in the animal kingdom! ❤❤❤

[@flowerbomb3073]

Both clever and amazing 🐙

[@pauloafonso9234]

Spy octopus little walk is so cute

[@cattymatthew9537]

Omg, that spy is such a cutie. Walking with it small octo legs❤❤

[@derkommentator9847]

These are the best documentaries and unstable shots in the world - thank you

[@Chronicler92]

That was a hug only, right? I hope that ol' Octy wasn't trying to eat our little cutie..

[@itsamirageee]

now they have alreadyopened the worlds first octopus farm smh all for food.

[@kilsgb]

It took me half the video to figure out that the weird looking octopus was fake lmao

[@ethanmillward675]

No. They do not in fact have 9 brains, they only have one. What is true however is that they have a distributed nervous system with most of their nerve cells being in their arms rather than their heads like us. This doesn’t mean each arm has a mind of its own though, that’s been debunked too. I can’t believe this made it into a documentary

[@RespectMyNerdz]

The spy octopus is a robot thats why the sharks left it alone lol 😂

[@thomasjuniardi3559]

Why that shark making sound like an F-16 fighter jet ? 😅

[@alliancebg]

How do you film something like that… Incredible!

[@romanhama5377]

2030: Let´s follow spy blue whale in it's search for a mate in the oceans of... 2050: Let's follow spy Chad on his tinder dates..

[@panpow]

he hugged the robo-octo as thanks :'D

[@marilynsleeper8589]

Just. Wow! Working together, what a concept!

[@GarrettBShaw]

Octopi have multi threaded processing. Nice

[@TheCarlScharnberg]

I feel like it wasn't fooled...

[@daria7497]

Octopuses are amazing creatures!🤩 also have intelligence, like dolphins I was surprised when I found out

[@blucat4]

"Everything is intelligent." Pythagoras.

[@andy.w]

Yes.

[@samanthav563]

This octopus thinks he found the Jesus of Octopuses 😅😅 sharks dont eat him and he doesn't have a pulse... and he selflessly saves other octopuses and stares down sharks

[@dragonluvver975]

"You may look a little funny but thank you for saving me :)"

[@AllieThePrettyGator]

Thats easy an Octopus has 9 Brains. Its brain is shaped like a Donut

[@H3y_Im_Rob]

Narrator: "As a sign of acceptance, he shows his true feelings" Octopus: "Damn girl! I wanna make you my babies Mama!"

[@bharasiva96]

Man how life like are these robots?

[@Tunapie]

If this isn’t the cutest robot i’ve ever seen omg! the way it waddles 😭😭😭

[@MrMicronano]

“Bro you totally saved me!”

[@ammarahsajid8164]

Animals teach us way more about humanity than humans do.

[@aeipathy_dendrology]

THE OCTOPUS GAVE HIM A HUG AND HE COULDNT HUG BACK :(((

[@DiogenesOfCa]

Men have two brains, the little brain always gets us in trouble!

[@Silver-kw7eq]

I need more videos of their on going companionship

[@MrCrayEgg]

The octobot is sooooo cuuteee

[@Fabulousprofound168]

Cute robo octopus… Just in time for Xmas?

[@paolabueso]

This has got to be my favorite clip ever 💖✨

[@claudelebel49]

I hope to fall in love with a robot some day!!

[@walker2101]

The real octopus was like: Hey, i know it was kinda a dick move to steal your shield and leave you out in the open alone against those sharks… but hey, no harm no foul! Ammirite?! 😅😅😅”

[@周佳宜-c4q]

3:42 the octupus tentacles touch the glasses

[@mopixies4196]

The spy octopus looks like what we actually look like when told to "act natural" when trying to hide something 😂😂😂

[@zcrc]

What is the small fish under the blacktip shark and why are they swimming together?

[@Cleeon]

Remora, they're the sharks or any giant fish minions. Their duty to always keep the master clean from any parasite, and they'll always earn some food from their master, from the debris while their master killing and eating others

[@zcrc]

@@Cleeon Thank you!

[@Lullan23]

imagine having your house under siege by murderers and a random mannequin shows up with your front door

[@mittujannu24]

Octopus 🐙 bidda ki chippa bale 2:01 dorikindhi ye mahanubhavudu pettado 😂

[@quantumcat7673]

Probably much more than the whole of BBC, I guess!

[@VoltaGhost]

Please tell me I'm not the only one who thought this was a real octopus 😂

[@Evergreenandmyrtle]

9 brains?! Maybe alien life already exists on earth.

[@Tunapie]

Did it hug the spy octopus???? That’s the cutest thing ever!!!

[@Mortthemoose]

Errrr....no.

[@Kirti-wb7uq]

The way he walks 🥹🥹🥹🥹🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍