Mama Octopus Waits Patiently For Her Eggs To Hatch | The Dodo Wild Hearts

Mama octopus protects her eggs for over a month until they hatch 🖤
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[@lnteIIigence]

The fact you can see they're mini octopuses even before they're born 😢❤

[@violetfem1808]

I watched a documentary on one mamma Octo - she practically dyed of star vation (code spellng) making sure her eggs hatched & was protecting them! I ate Calamari 1 time in my life and I regret it every time I recall it. They are amazing creatures we shouldn't harm. I love & respect them so much 🐙🐙🐙

[@yeeaahBUDDY]

@@violetfem1808 calamari is squid, not octopus

[@Noor-yf4mn]

they can even change color way before they’re born!!

[@lazypawtato8701]

"She's a good Mom, she's protecting her eggs" I was like: she's protecting it from you 🤣

[@nhvnaturalpet]

The tiny baby octopuses are so cute 🥺 Bravo to the mom for always protecting her babies ❤ So much devotion and bravery.

[@niroshamurugan6208]

These eggs are like bunch of 🍇 grapes...I had never seen this before and I like how mama take care of her babies...it's adorable to see mama's affection with her tiny cute babies....

[@zanecarlson7803]

Why does the first sentence make me laugh.

[@KoriandrOfTheStars]

@@zanecarlson7803 So it's not just me 🤣

[@moonanoke9872]

Yeah and she's dying right after, so adorable

[@karenmason6465]

I saw this on a video once. The mother octa. Dies when her eggs hatch. Nature

[@njpersiancat931]

I hope all that attention doesn’t stress out Octo Mom

[@peach_bearies]

that’s what i was thinking? tons of boats and extra disturbance in the water can’t be good for her. i feel like this story is just an entertaining one for humans and not so much the benefit of the animal

[@pnw838]

OctoMom is already in the process of dying when she lays her eggs. I'm sure the divers knew this. Having drivers around may have been stressful but didn't affect the outcome and we have this amazing footage for everyone to enjoy.

[@Lind5aywho]

In the end it doesn’t matter. The mother starves to death protecting the eggs during their incubation. Be concerned for the tiny babies

[@fishgard4008]

@@Lind5aywho um yes it does they shouldn't have added to the stress while she was still here poor mama

[@syphonuk]

Seems odd that they didn't mention that the mother dies in the process. She devotes herself to the care of the eggs, not moving from the spot, even to eat. While still alive in the shot with the hatched eggs, you can see she's looking pretty bad and is probably days away from dying from starvation. It's sad but it's obviously a reproductive strategy that works.

[@keelyjohnston19]

I was thinking 💭 that as well I was hoping they took her some food 🍲 silly thoughts lol

[@tumble07able]

I was just saying the same thing ! They stay with the eggs rotating fresh water and nutrients ! While she is doing this she doesn't eat and she dies when they hatch from starvation

[@metanightmare4454]

Or that the father essentially began a slow death upon conception, assuming the mother didn't just eat him.

[@tumble07able]

@@keelyjohnston19 No not silly !!! Humane thought indeed ! But I think it's the cycle of life for them ! But I would have still tried !

[@TheOzzyLover]

There’s a strict good news only policy at the Dodo and I am grateful for it!

[@Baseballmom-1221]

I guess I’m in the minority thinking that all those divers looking for her might have actually scared her or disturbed her babies. As incredible as it is to see, she should’ve been left in peace. I thought octopi are pretty shy.

[@cd6243]

I agree 💯 nature is so fragile and man has already messed up the planet -- 🤬🤬🤬

[@lauranicodemus824]

I feel the same way you do- it must have been stressful having all these people shining bright lights. I almost wish someone stuck around to guard her (from a distance) and do crowd control.

[@camerachica73]

I wouldn't have disclosed the location - people are like a parasite, flocking to whatever is the new thing/place. I know it's fascinating, but just go watch David Attenborough or My Octopus Teacher and leave the real wildlife in peace!

[@kahina3878]

My thought exactly. If you care for nature sometimes it means to leave it alone.

[@sheilamitchell3872]

I agree with backing off. I gave birth at a teaching hospital and all I wanted was to be left alone. We can learn from a respectful distance.

[@gertrudewest4535]

Same thing happened here at a crested cara cara nest. People rudely flocked to the nest. The parents were frightened off of the nest. They were not allowed to feed and hydrate their chicks. The parents were not allowed to come to the nest and shelter their babies from the desert heat. The male abandoned the nest entirely. Those of us who genuinely cared about birds were grief stricken. Such suffering.

[@watermelonwishes4193]

That's so sad...😢

[@lauranicodemus824]

I agree- when they showed the shot of all those divers at night, I was kind of horrified. They seemed so happy that so many people were seeing the octopus! If Octopuses are as sensitive as they say, this must have been stressful for her.

[@starjunkie5328]

I was thinking the same thing: leave the mother octopus and her babies ALONE. She may have been stressed. People are only interested in nature all of a sudden when they can become part of a rubbernecking horde. Meanwhile, the boaters are probably throwing trash into the ocean and polluting it with gas fumes.

[@cyborgar15]

That's what humans do..

[@starjunkie5328]

Yeah, because every moron MUST have a selfie with the birds. People in general are so selfish and out of touch when it comes to just about everything, but our wildlife deserves better than this stooge behavior. Shame on them. We need to eradicate all zoos as well and just have preserves for endangered species - no human visitors except for caretakers. If a person wants to view animals, crack open a book or find the picture online.

[@lisaramaci6973]

Wonder how she felt having all these maroons with bright lights filming her while she was trapped in that pipe? Did a single one of them, I wonder, think to bring her a clam, crab, small fish to eat? Not that it would have saved her but it might have made her slow death less painful. 💖🐙

[@derrickaldric404]

Hello Lisa

[@ScarlettM]

I thought of that too. Why they didn't try to feed her? Just try...

[@derrickaldric404]

@@ScarlettM nice meeting you here. So which country are you from?

[@ScarlettM]

@@derrickaldric404 USA

[@Abi-chanFictionFan]

@@ScarlettM Doesn't work, unfortunately. It has been observed that even if you give them food, the mothers won't touch it.

[@erkheth]

This us the natural process. The mother gives her life looking after her eggs. It seems cruel, but eggs hatch and become these amazing creatures 💖

[@BreGrateful]

That baby at the end was scared for his life. Everyone think it’s cute I’m pretty sure his fight or flight response kicked in.

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Brianna how are you doing today

[@BreGrateful]

@@stevenhenry4227 well thanks and you?

[@stevenhenry4227]

@@BreGrateful Oh that’s nice….. Nice meeting you so where are you from? I’m from Dallas Texas

[@wildlifemomentjp]

octopus only have babies once in their lifetime. And while octopuses can lay up to a few hundred thousand eggs... that was so cool to see this. thank you for making this video 💗

[@tidusfantasy]

im sure they like beams of light on their face the whole time lol

[@alexpalaciossantos4940]

hate that they didnt leave that mother in peace in her final moments

[@tammywheetley2384]

I love octopus's you know they give their life to their babies

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Tammy how are you doing today

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Tammy how are you doing today

[@tammywheetley2384]

I'm fine thank you

[@stevenhenry4227]

@@tammywheetley2384 Oh that’s okay I’m doing good so where are you from? I’m from Dallas Texas

[@tammywheetley2384]

I'm in Fort Worth

[@fishfingers3024]

How do we know all these divers weren’t upsetting her.

[@Monkeybutt4659]

So absolutely beautiful and absolutely sad at the same time. I love the octopus and how it is so very gentle with her eggs. To bad we didn't get to see them hatch.

[@kelvinmatthias4809]

Hello 👋

[@davismiller8196]

If you don’t mind can i ask you a question.?

[@Monkeybutt4659]

@@davismiller8196 Sure

[@treble473]

Octopuses are amazing. I love that the Dodo features so many different species. It renews my appreciation for how miraculous life is. ❤️

[@WhereOceansMeeet]

That octopus is a better mother than many people are!

[@cajsheen2594]

Aren't they fascinating and intelligent creatures? Thankyou so much, really enjoyed watching her, very humbling! XXX

[@chrisdelagarza8048]

Yeah I remember watching that documentary about the guy who found a female octopus and saw the whole cycle of her life. Plus I love all the little octopus🐙eyes👀the egg looking at you oh my God so cute 🥰

[@daphneloose5880]

those baby octopus 🐙 are freaking adorable!! the sad thing is that the female dies from starvation soon after the eggs hatch.

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Daphne how are you doing today

[@indigowolf556]

So amazing that these octopus start out so tiny tiny tiny you could barely see them. Nature is truly incredible.

[@keithstrayer9529]

Thanks for sharing your finding of the octopus and her eggs

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Keith how are you doing today

[@pblw4276]

Live, stay alive lil ones… 💗🧡🐾

[@lauriekharding3682]

Love seeing nature at it's best 😍

[@kelvinmatthias4809]

Hello 👋

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Laurie how are you doing today

[@lauriekharding3682]

@@stevenhenry4227 fine

[@davismiller8196]

If you don’t mind can i ask you a question.?

[@seannedegraff3175]

Isn't that neat to see little tiny tiny babies even little baby octopus are cute what a neat thing to watch and educate myself

[@linzeebats0102]

Octopus are adorable and so sweet and smart

[@genesisplus4325]

I'm so glad that with all that attention some sicko didn't do anything to those eggs.

[@serenityf.6234]

How did they think it was a great idea to spread this news and make it a sensation while the mother obv was tied down to the spot trying to protect her eggs?!?! what would they have done had she actually reacted to the stress by leaving her eggs behind?!?! Humans are so ignorant at times...

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Serenity how are you doing today

[@AmandaJane229]

When this video came up in my feed, I thought to myself : I gotta see this. Never seen it before. Thanks Dodo. Awesome viewing.

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Amanda how are you doing today

[@simongigeon282]

Hello Amanda

[@AmandaJane229]

Hi Simon😻💛

[@simongigeon282]

@@AmandaJane229 How are you doing today? Do you mind me having your number so we could get to know more ?

[@JackieOgle]

PRECIOUS!!! Cycle of life once again amazes me. Great video!

[@bubpub6133]

I kinda believe in reincarnation because I believe in paranormal supernatural

[@JackieOgle]

@@bubpub6133 I def do.

[@bubpub6133]

I think animals like humans are souls spirits living in bodies

[@JackieOgle]

@@bubpub6133 I agree.

[@animone2711]

Leave the octopus alone! It is actually an unpleasant sight to see all these divers causing disturbance and stress.

[@Liz_678]

Beautiful footage! Thanks

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Liz how are you doing today

[@viperx27]

I did a report on octopi back in high school. When they hatch, they’re supposed to be very tiny and transparent.

[@bbb_888]

Being transparent probably protects them from predators.

[@eaglerose4871]

Thank you for sharing such an amazing experience ❤

[@Benni777]

This is literally my very first time seeing an octopuses eggs!! My mind is officially blown! 😵🤯🥹🥹

[@gabriellestrube910]

So tiny babies!! They are cute!!

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Gabrielle how are you doing today

[@simongigeon282]

Hello Gabriela

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

Just another beautiful sighting in nature

[@sk-un5jq]

The baby octopi inside the eggs are cute!

[@nartarlyiatremaynne1239]

We dwell in a truly wondrous world. Breathtaking today I was witness to seeing something for the very first time. My Heart felt gratitude for sharing. 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙 Australia.

[@emmasanford6802]

That is pretty amazing

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Emma how are you doing today

[@chrispoe2947]

VERY IMPRESSIVE. ITS SO BEAUTIFUL

[@pohanahawaii]

🐙 MY OCTOPUS TEACHER was a really informative movie about one such amazing creature. A must watch!

[@janglangmalatang7475]

So mama timed it so well once the tide was low she had her babies. So no one would come near . No camera men just her & her babies . Thx for this wonderful film . It’s what who we are Nature. 🌿🌳🌹 you can’t get better than that we all different as it should be . Oh my young son replied Muma Octopus 🐙 made sure tide was low NO camera around. 😊 what a process of her life how privileged to witness god’s work.

[@xoxococo6326]

this is so fascinating! the babies are so cute!😍

[@amberm2777]

What an incredible experience

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Amber how are you doing today

[@simongigeon282]

Hello Amber

[@misspetietianone3330]

Just as long as no-one gets too close, thus hindering this wonderful but sad process ...

[@davismiller8196]

If you don’t mind can i ask you a question.?

[@misspetietianone3330]

If I have said anything hurtful about Mama octopus please forgive me. I am not an authority on the subject but I believe I have the same right as each of the other responders. 😍

[@misspetietianone3330]

I don't get it. Is it a joke?

[@ledlight6630]

This is amazing 🤗thanks very much for sharing this video with us 🙋‍♀️❤

[@lyndseystrait1513]

Wow fantastic footage! Thx for sharing! Also am surprised the Octopus mother let the divers get that close to her babies! Anyway, great video!!!

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

She had no option. When a female octopus goes into a den to have her babies, she never leaves them. I don't know if she'd fight anything that tried to enter the den (though the giant Pacific octopus in Attenborough's series Planet Earth - or Life. Think it's the former - didn't attack the camera or cameraman). She won't stop blowing oxygenated water over them or stop cleaning them (or they'd get fungus or algae on them) until she sees them start to hatch. Then she dies.

[@davismiller8196]

If you don’t mind can i ask you a question.?

[@laughinlori6893]

If you haven't already seen it, watch the Oscar winning documentary "My Octopus Teacher". It is truly amazing.

[@simongigeon282]

Hello

[@phillipayoung10]

Beautiful.

[@breakrocssg9301]

Life is beautiful

[@raychelb6904]

Amazing! God Bless you & your team Thanks 4Sharing

[@luluasswipe5273]

It's me again I can't get over that video. That little baby octopi at the end. !!!!! I can't believe you got that on Camera !!!!!!!!!! Beautifully just beautiful 😍❤ God at his best........

[@homecooking5]

Incroyable c'est tellement beau❤👍

[@vivianelabelle3992]

Cute Octopus! Good mother protecting her eggs.🥰🤗❤🧡💛💚👍🐙🐙🐙🐙

[@thomasmark7219]

Hello there 👋

[@vivianelabelle3992]

@@thomasmark7219 Hello Mark😊

[@thomasmark7219]

@@vivianelabelle3992 how are you doing?

[@vivianelabelle3992]

@@thomasmark7219 Great!

[@thomasmark7219]

@@vivianelabelle3992 glad to hear ☺️

[@candidate3512]

octopus: why are they keeping coming here, r they trying to steal em.

[@scooterbaby1]

Absolutely amazing, thanks for sharing.

[@0815yx]

Ever since i saw octopuses making love, i have never eaten one. They are such clever sensitive animals - unfortunately totally underestimated

[@Rocadog]

Amazing nature!

[@IlluminatedWings]

Amazing!! Thank you for sharing🌟Octopi are incredibly intelligent creatures & clearly she is a wonderful mom!♥️🐙

[@thomasmark7219]

Hello Maggie 👋

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Maggie how are you doing today

[@dalvamattosvilao8549]

Que lindo 💖

[@froggystyle642]

Imagine leaving an animal to do what it does, wouldn't that be a sight? - Achilles, maybe

[@lisanidog8178]

It hurts knowing she starves herself to death and when they go out on their after hatching many feed others and some survive. The octopus is an intriguing animal. But it still puzzles me. Why does a spider have 8 legs and not more. Why does an octopus have their number of tentacles, not more, not less. Why do four legged critters have four legs not 6 or 8 or more. Another great mystery.

[@thomasmark7219]

Hello there 👋

[@patriciaecampbell372]

Designed that way by the Creator. 😊

[@lisanidog8178]

@@thomasmark7219 👋

[@thomasmark7219]

@@lisanidog8178 how are you doing?

[@lisanidog8178]

@@thomasmark7219 very tired and my eyes hurt.

[@bugavila2314]

maybe she wanted some privacy not hordes of people around her?

[@20PINKluvr]

Aww seeing the baby octupi

[@peterjarnes25]

Incredible!

[@WattoPhotos]

Amazing I wonder how many animals there is in the world that we have not seen yet.

[@agnosticii]

wow look at the smol bean octopuppers 🤗

[@madfern3824]

beautiful.

[@2zwaantjes]

I've watched many videos about octopus and finally am certain they have emigrated from an other world or planet. (Or should it be 'migrated'? I guess you know what I mean).

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Milli how are you doing today

[@2zwaantjes]

@@stevenhenry4227 Good thank you.

[@stevenhenry4227]

@@2zwaantjes I’m doing good nice meeting you so where are you from? I’m from Dallas Texas

[@BirchTreeCoconut]

So they just decided to tell about octopus mom to everyone around and make an attraction out of it, so poor mother got stressed very hard being permanently spotlighted, instead of telling about it to the ones who cares and who could just place a camera right there to film the moment of birth

[@nickysumigar817]

wonderful momen ive ever see 😍

[@srivallimusicbeats3806]

Mother nature .so beautiful ❤️

[@osketar9248]

Gracias!

[@mezmerized4lifejay654]

They certainly failed to say the mother dies caring for the eggs lol. Cute story none the less

[@amyconway9923]

Beautiful experience

[@simongigeon282]

Hello Amy

[@markgoodman240]

What an incredible experience to witness.

[@Mr.Anders0n_]

I wasn't sure before, but now I am. Octopuses are aliens!

[@CuteAnimals666]

Since dogs have been living with humans for a long time, they are said to be able to read our emotions. Many dog owners may have some idea of what they are feeling, such as going to the side of someone who is sad and comforting them with a lick, or wagging their tails vigorously when they are happy. Dogs have excellent senses and cognitive abilities, and can distinguish the slightest sounds of breathing, heartbeats, and tone of voice, and respond to human emotions

[@Lackis]

Funny looking dog

[@CuteAnimals666]

@@Lackis yeah

[@Papabogs1020]

sad to say mama octopus dies after they hatched due to hunger just trying to protect her precious eggs🥲🥲

[@MICHAEL_1989]

🐙:0mg cuteness!!!

[@ALLkarneval]

Like every octopus

[@Hesoten.fennecfox]

I saw it for the first time. It's great. I️ was very surprised.

[@alyssabullock6421]

Rip mamma octopus. She made sure her babies would make it to their first day ;;

[@carllavell8673]

HA !!!...4-A split second, I thought 'Patiently' was 'Paternity'...👀🤔🤣

[@kaychristensen4394]

Amazing footage!!!

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Kay how are you doing today

[@kaychristensen4394]

@@stevenhenry4227 Steven, I'm quite well! How are you?

[@stevenhenry4227]

@@kaychristensen4394 I’m doing okay nice meeting you so where are you from? I’m from Dallas Taxes

[@kaychristensen4394]

@@stevenhenry4227 I'm 0.25 miles from the Little Rock city limits. We're practically neighbors! 😪TEARS FOR TEXAS😭

[@stevenhenry4227]

@@kaychristensen4394 Oh that’s a nice place nice meeting you

[@olgierdogden4742]

Devoted until death. I wonder about the soul of an Octopus and where she is now. There was a very famous band that sang a song about where the octopus is and they were called the Beatles.

[@kellywilkerson5641]

Amazing animals basically go through w humans do n I can't understand how ppl dont realize how emotional they are they have feelings too not all ppl but u get w I'm saying I hope God bless u mama octopus

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Kelly how are you doing today

[@davismiller8196]

If you don’t mind can i ask you a question.?

[@mr_d0810]

So amazing!

[@dianehobbs]

That is fascinating!!

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Diane how are you doing today

[@simongigeon282]

Hello Diana

[@ABs70nova]

"People enjoying wild nature like this" when the octopus is literally hiding ina steel pipe in the bay next with a ton of boats and trash lol

[@spmoran4703]

Octopi are strange and fascinating creatures .

[@shaelinbecker2420]

Cute mama 🐙 and her 👶 😁

[@thomasmark7219]

Hello there 👋

[@1949634]

How adorable 😍

[@simongigeon282]

Hello Adorable

[@Deserttree001]

Fascinating!! They look like squiwards (SpngeBob) with sun glasses on 🐙🐙🐙

[@kritikaajaani]

Because of light and every now and then divers searching for Mama octopus she must not have left in search of food also out of fear of human intervention

[@KUDOANIMALNANA]

Amazing!!. I love it

[@simongigeon282]

Hello

[@kathleengooch3619]

Aww wow 👌 👏 Just amazing

[@stevenhenry4227]

Hello Kathleen how are you doing today

[@kathleengooch3619]

I'm doing good ty I just love n Nature nature

[@stevenhenry4227]

@@kathleengooch3619 Oh that’s nice of you nice meeting you

[@stevenhenry4227]

@@kathleengooch3619 So where are you from? I’m from Dallas Texas

[@kathleengooch3619]

Florida