Octopus Intelligence Experiment Takes an Unexpected Turn

In this video, we provide our octopus with a twist top bottle that contains a delicious snack. The bottle has a small opening that allows him to get one of his arms through the hole in order to touch and taste the fish. However, due to the small size of the opening, the octopus is unable to pull the fish through.
The only way he can access his food is to unscrew the top of the bottle. He was able to find another way into the bottle that was not foreseen by his handlers.
It’s always fun when an experiment takes a turn we did not expect.
In order to understand the force applied to pop off the white top, we tried to replicate this ourselves. We were able to pop the top off outside of the tank, but when the bottle was inside the tank, we were unable to duplicate what the octopus did. We applied a tremendous amount of force and we were still unable to do what he did inside the water.

[@JTKatz07]

Scientists: Unscrew it Octopus: Screw you *breaks it*

[@marias7599]

Jay Tee Kay 😂😂😂😂

[@KreezySways]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@the711devin4]

I read this before watching and assumed the octopus was going to smash the bottle against the floor

[@Triadii]

“Screw you” 😂 😂

[@ddd09ish1]

doomslayers spirit animal

[@nhmooytis7058]

Dr. Octopus publishes scholarly peer reviewed paper titled “Humans Not As Smart As We Thought.”

[@j.s.1816]

😂

[@actsrv9]

Paper starts with "The dolphins were right, the upright land roamers are idiots."

[@thalmoragent9344]

The Daves I Know 🤣

[@wedgewizard5429]

Dr. Octopus may publish that paper once they figure out how to make their own cameras, internet, monitors and smart phones, then use those things to film and broadcast their experiment of us.

[@wedgewizard5429]

Oh yeah, they also have to make their own power plants to harness electricity (or the octopus equivalent) AND capture a human on land, bring them back to the ocean, and set the human up in an oxygen filled tank and feed them. The clock is ticking. I'll wait.

[@mikeymegamega]

This Octopus was smart enough to realise a dumb move would work just fine.

[@ALCU]

He’s lookin fine tho with that fish Didn’t u see him he’s happy lol

[@Warrior4Love]

Just like a lot of hoomans. A dumb move works just fine.

[@stopgroomingchildren]

didn't think i'll meet you there lol

[@stockloc]

Honestly, as a kid, I had no idea you could screw the tops off jars. I thought you had to pry them open and was shown by my Mom how to open them. This puzzle isn't really that great because it relies the octopus trying something out by chance. It'd probably be smarter to observe his deduction through a multi-step experiment where he needs knowledge gained from phase 1 to apply it to phase 2

[@youtubefdwqgh645]

yes, the octopus is smart, unlike people who make such experiments and who eat octopuses

[@pogosmama1]

I love how octopuses think it over and re-strategize. The sure sign of intelligence.

[@marinazagrai1623]

@pogo...the reward was too great to not succeed.

[@goodluckwiththatonelol]

Dude he brute forced the bottle open. I have no doubt these are highly intelligent creatures but this isn’t a great example

[@WeAreSoBackBros]

@@goodluckwiththatonelolpsued

[@dolaaal]

Well, there is a lot of people that does not do neither, I put my trust in the octos

[@ranman7688]

*Spatially intelligent

[@oddmontsoddington8961]

I like to imagine the Octopus cussing violently during this entire scenario.

[@Mr.Mastersplinter]

@@lordodysseus looool

[@colonelsanders82]

Search "Kleptopus" on youtube. There is one similarly narrated.

[@laurahall2710]

I was hearing, "mwahahahah!"

[@marionwilson2521]

Lol.

[@pebblesthecat3625]

J Kind of like Mutley cursing under his breath

[@StarboyXL9]

This octopus: "If your problem can't be solved with force, that's because you aren't using enough of it."

[@paxhumana2015]

Doomguy/Doomslayer approves.

[@RennieAsh]

Or, you are not using it in the right place

[@TrenchantAtheist]

@hhhk20 Geometrically, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Intelligence is "the ability to understand". The quintessential intelligence test for a mouse is a maze -- but not because the complexity of the solution tells us how smart the mouse is. On the contrary, it's the _simplicity_ of the mouse's solution (with respect to the complexity of the maze) that tells us how smart the mouse is... because simple solutions demonstrate the mouse's "ability to understand" the situation. Ergo, the smartest mouse is always the one that solves it in the fewest steps. If you remove the obstacles from a maze, the shortest distance between two points is still a straight line, and the mouse will go straight for the cheese. So, you can only gauge the mouse's intelligence if you add obstacles. But that doesn't change the fact that the shortest distance is the best solution. People often associate complexity with intelligence because of a basic association fallacy. But the ability to make a thing simple is the fundamental function and purpose of intelligence. "Any intelligent fool can make a thing bigger, more complex, more destructive. It takes an act of genius to work in the opposite direction" -- Einstein (This is, as an aside, the biggest failing of Paley's watch argument for a higher power - intelligence is NOT indicated by the combination of complexity and function, but rather by elegantly simple solutions to complicated problems. Meaning the if the universe were designed by an intelligent being, it would be infinitely simple, rather than infinitely complex. Waste not, want not.)

[@joostvoncken950]

Made me think of the Vietnam war

[@AngryK1tty]

TrenchantAtheist God damn I love your mind.

[@charles-olivierdenis6633]

Give these little guys a 30-year lifespan and they'll take over the world.

[@mournblade1066]

That's why, like Replicants, they only have a 5 year (or less) lifespan.

[@chrishall7661]

And water resistant fire and electricity sure

[@JmKrokY]

True

[@carriewilliford1225]

Omg yess!!!!

[@JmKrokY]

@@grg537 🗿

[@werelemur1138]

"Let's see if the octopus is smart enough to open a screw top!" Octopus: unhooks lid, climbs out of tank, goes to Home Depot, buys a boxcutter, comes back and cuts the bottle to get the fish.

[@assassinaria]

Us: "What an idiot, he coulda just unscrewed the top!"

[@CenobiteBeldar]

@@assassinaria octopus: Who’s the idiot? The handler that couldn’t pull off the nipple off the bottle? Or me being able to translate a barcode scanner into a price and telepathically reading your debit card to buy it? The scanner read is a reference to an old movie from the early 90’s or 80’s.

[@assassinaria]

@@CenobiteBeldar Ah, before my time unfortunately

[@yinggrace452]

@@assassinaria lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@lockandloadlikehell]

@@CenobiteBeldar uhhh

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

"Society wants me to twist the the top off, but I'm having none of it." --- Rebel Without A Bone

[@nickkorkodylas5005]

"We live in an aquarium literal bottom line"

[@hobbesthebrainslug12]

Octopus eats a fish no one bats an eye Shamu eats a fish everyone loses their minds

[@blueskies382]

😂

[@ambriadaniels-dovolis7496]

Dumbasses

[@roastchicken401]

@@nickkorkodylas5005 lmao nice

[@ComiCoal]

Scientist: He has to unscrew the bottle, that's the only way The Wise Octopus: *_There is another_*

[@umbugjug]

indeed

[@Stan6468]

@@umbugjug star wars funny

[@marcoAKAjoe]

Lol

[@germanvisitor2]

Brute force is not as bad as its reputation.

[@UXtatic]

I was watching the baby fish swimming by several times. 😂

[@rbrb69]

The way he fell back and pounced his head! 😄 too cute!

[@Tibor19921]

I thought I was the only one who noticed the same thing and experienced it thr same way!

[@retard_activated]

That was pretty adorable! LoL

[@_mokke_6661]

FR AND I WAS KINDA SCARED HE WOULD HURT HIS HEAD OR IT WOULD POP OR SMTH

[@Arcsin27]

I laughed pretty hard at his little head bouncing on the floor lol

[@Dwatts84]

Not being a troll, but the last thing I thought during 309 seconds was…. Cute. I am threatened watching them move and they aren’t even doing anything to me. Lol. I just can’t believe how nimble, intelligent, flexible and CREEPY this Octopus is.

[@MrMoros1]

A man once said 'the reason humanity rules the surface is because octopi can't survive on dry land'. With videos like this, I believe him.

[@ithink3979]

Yes, agreed. They would have evolved in to mind flayers and seized control of the entire planet.

[@toneeyyhh]

@@ithink3979 no way is that the thing from stranger things? 🤓

[@redemissarium]

octopi to short-lived to develop any civilization....

[@thanhvinhnguyento7069]

​​@@redemissarium so if somehow they evolved to live much longer we might've had competition

[@BenState]

already has kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWGsiGqDl8igr8U

[@gordondavis6168]

I liked the part where the octopus stole the researcher’s credit card and ordered more fish from Amazon.

[@Dualusional]

I liked the part where the octopus hacked into the researcher’s bank account then proceeded to gain all the money in the digital world with the press of the enter key.

[@HelloKitty-jz5gm]

Gordon Davis 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@7XHARDER]

@Andrew Manche wait but does that mean the infinite wishes might not come true? :o Edit: as in you can wish an infinite amount of times, and just keep wishing with nothing being granted. That would be an epic waste 😂

[@graceandpeace4414]

@Gordon Davis😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏😂😂😂👏👏❤❤

[@wreckitremy]

I like the part where the octopus looked into the camera and broke the 4th wall

[@markishbasedgod5251]

“He takes a step back and analyzed the situation for 5 mins” Also me when trying to open a jar

[@Triadii]

The octopus is one step ahead of me...

[@Broadica]

Pfft it wouldn't have taken me that long. After 2 minutes I would've forgotten what I was even doing.

[@srmonkeyflingonpoo2457]

Darn childproof jars

[@elhadjiamadoujohnson4166]

markishbasedgod 😂😂😂

[@leerobbo92]

Me, until I figured out the spoon trick.

[@paulacoyle5685]

Octolab, please consider putting a running timer on the screen - it would be interesting to know how much time is passing as he’s figuring things out

[@maskedmarvyl4774]

The octopus looks pissed at the end. He looks like he's staring at the observers and thinking "was it really necessary to make me go through that in order to eat? Am I here for your amusement? Do I amuse you"?

[@TheUncutAngel]

This is the song I imagine octopuses hear their entire life

[@ModernVince]

Angel and what is this song?

[@quixbix]

ModernVince the background music

[@Drakmaster1337]

Theres something so odd but satisfying about the music and watching the octoupus aye..

[@beysekjanyafr]

Ahahahxhdykapqjdurv lmao i like you

[@Mirach84]

It must be a Caribbean octopus.

[@douglasbrannon6525]

The octopus was testing the intelligence of the researcher.

[@moonlitm3285]

Humans the most intelligent living things on the planet.

[@isaklarsson5241]

@@moonlitm3285 your grammar leads me to doubt that

[@boro6570]

@@moonlitm3285 the fact that you didn't get the joke makes me doubt that

[@PC_CERTIFIED]

@@moonlitm3285 bullshit I've seen some stupid humans

[@averyoddperson3564]

Lol.

[@retard_activated]

The ending makes me happy.... Him just sitting there, happily munching his treat and peering back at us through the glass as if to say... "What's next?" 🤭🤭🤭

[@mortalclown3812]

Like, "Let me go... please." 💔

[@pfoster1666]

The octopus was later given a commendation for his original thinking and promoted to captain of the Enterprise.

[@Hextraordinary13]

Closest thing to an actual alien life-form on earth.

[@Naiadryade]

Most octopuses: Sorcerer-rogue, high int. score, stealthy This octopus: BARBARIAN

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

No, no, wizard-rogue. Sorcerers use charisma. Not that octopuses aren't super charming, mind you.

[@Naiadryade]

@@cheezemonkeyeater Lol fair enough. I never play either of those classes, so I forgot.

[@cruzwindu777deffsff4]

One would think octopuses are Psionics.Coff coff Mind Flashers.

[@drawingspider7798]

@@cruzwindu777deffsff4 Ah the Mind Flashers, the exhibitionist subspecies of the Mind-Flayers. Just as kinky, but in public areas

[@AnnafromHungarylvNW]

Isn't it octupi though?

[@TheMessiahofGamesMJDevilDog]

Scientist: He's gotta screw the top off. No other way to do it. Octopus: _You underestimate my power._

[@KCStyleZ001]

I thought that he was gonna squeeze himself through the hole somehow..

[@sh0ns_wz105]

you're not funny

[@KCStyleZ001]

@@sh0ns_wz105 and you're not important

[@oldcowbb]

don't try it

[@dannichols6261]

I thought he was going to tear the fish apart inside the bottle with his tentacles that he could get in, & pull the pieces back out through the hole.

[@stephengilchrist6595]

The octopus should get more credit, it is the most intelligent out of the mollusc family. I’d love to have a conversation with an octopus, as an engineer we would have lots in common.

[@steverasmussen7523]

Oh Really?

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

That's beautiful. Seeing a cephalopod retire to gogitate, and strategize is so inspiring. I love those guys.

[@obscureodin8099]

This is like playing DnD and saying “I would like to break down this door” when you know very well you could just open it

[@RyanFox85]

ObscureOdin this should have way more likes. Or I’m just that much of a nerd that I think everyone should know what dnd is lol. SUPPLIES CHECK!

[@angerskarin9222]

Pfft as a proud bard i seduce the door.

[@andreafox9137]

I think this might have been a Rage Quit situation.

[@ultimaxkom8728]

@@angerskarin9222 Genius.

[@carelessdreamer]

ObscureOdin Barbarian logic vs. rogue logic

[@sissy20088]

I read an article about two caretakers experiment with an octopus. When #1 came in to clean it's tank he was very careful not to disturb the octopus and treat it very gently. When #2 would clean the tank he would be ruff and noisy. Without harming it he would do things to annoy it. In time when #1 came in the octopus showed no problem with him. When #2 came in it would shoot spurts of water at him. This proved the octopus could learn to differentiate between the two of them.

[@Boogers32150]

Neat

[@pinkrose5796]

sissy20088 😂😂😂😂😂

[@heathertaylor8904]

Actually a similar story had much the same effect, except it was a woman one octopus just took a hatin' to, nobody knew why. He would squirt at her from across room whenever to come near. Well she went away for something like 5 years and one day she'd returned to visit, and that little shit still remembered her and squirted her from across the room again. Those things amaze me. Did you know their brain is throughout those nifty little arms and stuff? Their brains are very alien to anything else in this planet.

[@waywardmomma9625]

@@swnshine -naw you ain't wrong. That shit was giggle worthy!

[@carlsaganlives5112]

@@heathertaylor8904 I know a woman this nice octopus would probably that to her, too.

[@IsitheScribe]

This background music is surprisingly very appropriate for the octopus and it's hypnotic movements!

[@itallia666]

I just love these brilliant creatures! While i was at a local Sea Life Centre, here in UK, there was a huge open pool, with various compatible species inside & you were allowed to dip your hand in & " pet" the fish Many were so used to this & enjoyed it too, that when you approached they would hurry to the side & await your caress, the Skate & small Rays in particular were super friendly When i 1st visited, an Octopus came to me, i stroked it, played with it & talked to it, leaning forward & as close as i could. I just knew it enjoyed our contact. As i walked around the pool, it followed me & bobbed about waving its tentacles so i had to keep going over to it & it would push other creatures out of the way to garner my full attention. I went to different sea life displays, then to the cafe for lunch, a few hours later & as soon as i walked back into the pool area, my Octopus zoomed over. About 4 wks later i returned with my then young daughter & that time taking 2 of her friends with us. Never thinking my Octapus buddy would remember me, as i walked in, he/she was there at the edge waiting for me. As soon as i put my hand in, its tentacles explored my hands, fingers, wrist, forearm, it was a really pleasant sensation. I spent ages talking to it & petting it. I think for almost a whole year i kept making excuses to go back to the centre to see my Pal & sure enough, it would be waiting. One of the Aquarium staff told me they do pick out certain people, both male & female, young & old, they have no preference but seem to Know Somehow that a human is receptive!! I left it a while because of commitments & sadly when i returned, i found out my pal Had been sent to another Sealife centre because it was so friendly & they wanted to encourage Disabled children to interact with it & those kids with learning problems. However i have some lovely photos i was allowed to take & they are a precious reminder of my little 8 legged friend which i named Eddie.. 🐙 Peace 🇬🇧👧

[@MichaelJohnson-]

"ARE YOU ENTERTAINED? IS THIS WHAT YOU WANTED?" - Maximus Octopus Brutius

[@Galemor1]

The look after he got the fish, just it's 👀 over the bottle.. -Did you see that... 😶

[@catpawprints1]

LOL LOL

[@SalvableRuin]

Come on dude, it is funnier if you get the quote right. "Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here?"

[@MichaelJohnson-]

@@SalvableRuin but that was Maximus Dessius Brutius. This is Octopus Maximus Brutius.

[@Natures_Symmetry]

"Are you NOT entertained?" ;-)

[@DmitrijsGranicins]

Lesson learned: octopuses don't screw around.

[@fabianrocha9924]

More like they dont UNscrew around

[@gsdfan8455]

Dmitry Granicin good pun

[@KreezySways]

😂😂😂😂

[@bjm6275]

Not unnecessarily anyway!

[@vertie2090]

They just use the Force

[@susanscovill6817]

I love octopus. They’re so intelligent and resourceful. I really like how this one comes to sit in front of the camera as if to say ‘HA! Got YOU!’ Another point to octopi! Cheers from Canader eh!

[@mariamoreiramelo7335]

Esplêndido!

[@mezzysquad2560]

Teaching ur octopus different escape methods than expecting it not to escape is wild. Literally one of the most intelligent sea creatures in the world

[@mortalclown3812]

Which makes it seem extra cruel to keep them in dreary little tanks like this.

[@natej1026]

"The only way into the container is to unscrew the top" Octopus: OH RLY

[@1GUNSQUIRREL]

hold all 8 of my beers

[@huhrawz]

WOLFY lmfaooo

[@abobanger9054]

"Or so we thought!" 😂

[@Squeeeez]

O R'lyeh

[@mfollonier]

@@Squeeeez R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

[@crossing64]

Plot twist: the octopus knew how to unscrew it, he just wanted to flex on how strong he is

[@remifakhri7470]

Even flex tape couldn’t resist

[@officersoulknight6321]

He just had a case of Package Rage

[@DaddyPrice1]

One day the Octopuss will rip out in the water tank

[@hilham89]

It was just saying: hold my pacifier and watch this. Octopus: not sure what this was but I'm pretty sure I don't need it

[@donaldbrown55]

That’s the vibe I caught when he backed off the first time

[@pirobot668beta]

I live in Seattle, home of the giant Pacific octopus. It gives me comfort to know that such smart critters are just a few miles away from my home.

[@gabriellen.2886]

Fabulous. Hehehehe I loved his little satisfied look right at the camera!! I was waiting for him to throw up the Middle Tentacle at us.😂

[@rhondasisco-cleveland2665]

😂

[@hollisblinn7910]

I could swear he looked quite pleased with himself.

[@chaqillenikita748]

He *did*, didn’t he!? He stood up tall, and looked like he was flexing/stiffening his tentacles!

[@hollisblinn7910]

@@chaqillenikita748 , that's what I call real swag!

[@bystandersarah]

I thought the very same! 😊

[@desratlinda8639]

lol!

[@RainbowMama143]

I love when he peered over the bottle like "yeah, MFer! Thought you had me, huh?"

[@Bull1the1Great]

I wanna see the clip of a handler trying to rip out the pacifier while the octopus is laughing at him

[@cybervigilante]

Wimp scientists - they should get Brian Shaw - four times World's Strongest Man.

[@ptroweachspec4903]

Except it's not a pacifier, it's a nipple and extremely easy to do. Not sure how the idiot couldn't do this.

[@ValeriePallaoro]

@@ptroweachspec4903 Under water ... Let me know how you go with this.

[@katiedotson704]

You've obviously never had children. Maybe that's a good thing.

[@Bull1the1Great]

@@katiedotson704 you obviously never did any comedy . and that's for the better

[@DavidSmith-qo1se]

We already know from experiments like this that the octopus is much more intelligent than humans have expected. I'm wondering if they exhibit emotions such as frustration or sadness, or other such characteristics not involving the things we're accustom to see in animals such as anger or aggression when other octopus are involved like mating or over territory.

[@jeffwarshaw6838]

That experiment showed both intelligence and creativity. He had to think of a different way to get the fish, since he was unable to unscrew the cap. He came up with a different but equally creative solution.

[@hbofbyu1]

The octopus would have accomplished that much faster if he knew success was a way to stop the background music.

[@sacation6057]

the music is literally the same as the sound of my doorbell, and i was expecting a package this half hour... apparently i was not smart enough to realize that i can just disable the music of this video

[@steelmongoose4956]

😄

[@tonibauer2949]

And I would have appreciated his accomplishment even more.

[@johnostaszweski2189]

😂😂😂😂 damm good one.!!

[@RIXRADvidz]

the lack of intelligence among the Anthropoid Hominids regarding the annoying sounds is amazing. a device has been provided, yet few seem to understand that it is there and IT WORKS! The MUTE Button, stops all annoying noises. really.

[@ESmyth-nu7ug]

1:38 When he falls on his big squishy head lololol

[@horizontunes6315]

Lmao

[@Spyro_Synaes_Symbio_SPYR017]

SBONK

[@lisagardhouse3688]

@@crazymster That is actually where its two hearts are. :-)

[@comdrive3865]

@@lisagardhouse3688 WHERE IS THE BRAIN

[@leidyrivera6532]

@@comdrive3865 the brain is in between the two "eyes"

[@francoisehembert3243]

You have opened my mind to the intelligence of these animals. ❤️

[@kathybartlett1622]

They are just so smart!! To be able to think, analyze, and plan is what makes these creatures so incredible.

[@mortalclown3812]

Exactly. Seeing him/her pause while figuring it out was next level fascinating. I started to feel pretty bad it was locked in a tank like that.

[@Fletchlie]

The only time I'm happy to see a sea creature playing with plastic.

[@Noah-ln7zc]

Fletchlie I hope all the fish life dies by are plastic fuck you and your shit head commet

[@attackcrash655]

@@Noah-ln7zc r/wooooooosh

[@MoonlightWalnut]

Why so far I think you should turn that smile in your profile picture upside down, it’s more reflective of your personality. Also you can add little crosses for your eyes cause if everyone thinks like you do this world is going to be one massive hot garbage patch soon enough and none of us will be able to survive. Thanks so much man!

[@justinchalifoux4424]

Why so far 🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿

[@kawythowy867]

Fletchlie I agree.

[@SapientEudaimonia]

The lesson I learned today from the octopus: _Sometimes it's highly intelligent to use brute force to solve a problem._

[@briankleinschmidt3664]

Brute force is my go to. Especially with math problems.

[@redbaron07]

There is an idiom for this, "cutting the Gordian knot".

[@insanepykl3603]

No wait! Stop! That’s not the point they were trying to convey! Lmfaoo😭🤣

[@dominicwalsh3888]

If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer.

[@SiplasNoplas]

@@dominicwalsh3888 A smarter hammer, or two hammers.

[@billporemba8368]

Excellent, love octopus. Intelligent is a understatement. Sad to learn these little ones only live about a year. I watched My Octopus Teacher on Netflix and it was the most extraordinary documentary I’ve ever saw!

[@telavivjake]

No idea how this channel showed up on my recommended feed, but I love it. I probably said "Octopuses are cool" out loud once and google heard it.

[@Lucky1Yena]

Moral of the story: When in doubt, use brute force.

[@spiritual_artz]

y e s

[@theghostofthomasjenkins9643]

it's how we survived for so many years, lol.

[@RIXRADvidz]

Yeah, Humans are Stupid that way.

[@eco-terroristoverlord2033]

If force didn't work you weren't using enough

[@reflectingshadowzin6867]

as you do when youre very hungry

[@UrbanOutlawsSk8Co]

Scientist says only way to get fish is to unscrew the top Octopus: I'm about to end this man's whole thesis

[@notsure1115]

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cc-bl4iw]

This octopus is smarter than 90% of people.

[@johns9652]

I've watched some amazing animal content videos, this one is up there. I think the most fascinating was the one I saw where crows or maybe it was magpies can figure out to drop rocks into a cylindrical container with water and a tasty treat, to make the water level rise enough to get to the floating treat. Who needs the "Eureka Moment" story when you have birds?

[@user-hq6iw1yv4f]

Are they still planning to (farm) octopuses in Spain and Portugal by keeping them in tiny cages their entire lives for eventual human consumption What about animal rights. They are sentient beings. PROTEST

[@johns9652]

@@user-hq6iw1yv4f Maybe 6 months ago I would have argued with you, but in recent months I have watched many videos about the intelligence of dolphins, crows (corvids), et.

[@PreppingWithSarge]

I swear at the end he was looking at the camera as if to say “I will not be thwarted puny human”

[@FluffyNinjaUnicorn3Gaming]

So true!

[@PortlandMark67]

I was definitely thinking it was a threat display.

[@nahtesalinas1917]

*IS THAT ALL YOU GOT?*

[@samorra7123]

I thought the same lol

[@facesbysusanna]

Exactly

[@vivelaresistance3239]

He certainly has you scientists well-trained.

[@cybervigilante]

"How shall I get these fools to give me another fish?" --Mr. Octopus

[@Scarlett1243]

@@lemunz4280 Shush, don't be an idiot

[@dColorOfBoom]

@@lemunz4280 just a straight up idiot.

[@105381000]

I remember a science book from my youth in the '60's that referred to an octopus as an "ugly monster". So unenlightened back then....

[@margui6224]

They are so intelligent and that’s why Paul, the Octopus was a sensation during the 2010 World Cup.

[@taylo226]

When an octopus wraps its brain around a problem it does just that.

[@Ziorac]

This comment deserves way more love than it got. Because it's so true... Their tentacles are also brains...

[@andygreen3575]

Touche, underappreciated comment.

[@ah-xb3xi]

Another way to test it's intelligence..make it choose a favourite bond film from a box set.

[@momcat2223]

"I reject your reality and substitute my own!" - Octopus, 2019

[@catmagic2226]

Profound.

[@daltonmcmaster3489]

Adam learned from the octopus

[@denisemayosky1955]

@@daltonmcmaster3489 Heh. I was gonna say sounds like that octopus was watching "Mythbusters" during his free time!😁

[@draco-rn3vr]

Sao abridged nice

[@taitano12]

I thought he WAS the octopus. Y'know, co-hosting Mythbusters with the walrus.

[@plank4235]

When using force isn't working, you're just not using enough force, this little guy proves it.

[@Kate21561]

They're far more intelligent than several colleagues I've had to put up with.

[@snoopybluejeans]

Ill add most of the younger, woke out there

[@sickofcrap8992]

I'm pretty sure that's at every job on the planet.

[@jungandi100me7]

i have relatives less intelligent than this octopus. inspiring.

[@junior-wd8oo]

How is it intelligent it just used brute force

[@mahks-pectith3179]

@@junior-wd8oo And that's enough

[@xk_monster]

meztow it got the fish didn’t it? As if strength can’t have intelligence backing it.

[@junior-wd8oo]

Main Profile it used brute force it’s not smart for that it just ripped the seal off how is that smart

[@xk_monster]

47thnight 91 idk how instincts would work here, why would they tell it to rip the cap off?

[@skrystelle]

Me trying to get a midnight snack without making any noise like:

[@parulshanker1436]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@dme1016]

I remember when ya' could prep a late nite snack without all the loud beeps of microwaves & electric stoves.

[@mortalclown3812]

@@dme1016 The kids'll never believe you. 🐙

[@Thefifthpacmanghoststinky]

It’s the worst when music similar to the stuff in the video starts playing in the background wherever I walk

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

Me walking downstairs as I would at any time

[@OnlyMichaelJackson]

Imagine coming across an item from an alien species, and within a couple minutes, figuring out how it works. That's essentially what this octopus is doing. It's like Tinkerbell.

[@askthepizzaguy]

Octopus gets fish, immediately does the dance of having food. Struts around the tank all proudly.

[@K1RTB]

Octopus: „Let me wrap my head around this. Literally.“

[@zacpiya]

Very underrated

[@nitindabas1990]

He is an ocean creature, of course he knows how to open plastic bottles. Thanks for the likes did not expect it.

[@vigneshrk]

nice.

[@bballerryday]

Well that’s sad

[@nugsymalone1247]

"In an unexpected twist, the plastic bottle has killed the octopus"

[@jezonesjezz7179]

Dark

[@nileshsalunke5105]

That's darker than the Mariana Trench

[@waytospergtherebro]

They should let the octopus write the papers since it probably knows that that's a nipple and not a pacifier.

[@DarkFlamage]

If octopi could live on dry land they'd probably wash your car & steal all your valuables at the same time, eh? 🤣

[@gunslingingbird74]

Researcher: The only way to get at the fish is by unscrewing the top. Octopus: Hold my beer.

[@PongoXBongo]

Nice. But, that octopus could hold an entire 6-pack and still have two tents free to open the bottle. ;)

[@SevenEllen]

All eight of them.

[@suzum5689]

Funny!

[@angelcano8868]

Hold my ink

[@fishflaps6926]

Cheers I'll drink to that

[@growingayeard1061]

I love that he chose the same solution my toddler daughter uses when she wants to dump milk all over the floor.

[@celaestisamory1834]

Scientists estimate the intelligence of an octopus (maybe I'm thinking of a giant octopus) is around the intelligence level of a 5 y/o

[@sarttee]

@@celaestisamory1834 Because we all know science is 100% without flaws... I've seen Jellyfish kill other jelly fish that had a camera attached to them, and cephalopods go directly for the oxygen tank on a divers backpack.

[@notleviathan855]

@@celaestisamory1834 Why you gonna do him like that, but on some real shit. I think octopi,octopuses? Have a higher intelligence than we give them credit for, I think it's documented in another youtube video that in a small part of the ocean octopuses are actually teaching their offspring skills so they don't have to learn them again. Really the only downside stopping the octopus uprising is their extremely low lifespan, they're self aware, they seem somewhat like they have the ability to take a step back and analyze a situation, shit there is even a report of one memorizing a security guards patrol schedule and escaping to get some fish, before going back to it's own tank. I'd like to argue that their intelligence has to be at least 15-16 on a realistic level. I'm sure they somewhat also feel emotion as well, like not many animals can just figure out very complex problems, realize how big they are compared to other things around them, try once, and then backs away to think about the problem they're facing, yeah sure a 5/yo could do that, but lets be honest here, most 5/yo are stupid, and can't figure out complex problems like some of the experiments people give to octopuses.

[@trueriver1950]

That's your fault for hiding a fish in her milk

[@Misterfreezeable]

@@trueriver1950 ^top reply

[@pipermaisiemae1999]

I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't turn the tables and start giving the test.😂

[@debrakleid5752]

Really interesting video. Animals of all types do amazing things. I have 4 cats. 1 is a 10 year old black cat and the other 3 are triplet Russian Blue sisters. The triplets are very very clever and learn habits off of each other. Ash (aka The Pink Demon) is one of the triplets and the smartest of the bunch. I have a container of treats up in my room and they know when the container comes out. I used to have 1 where the top just pops on and off but Ash was able to figure out how to pop the top and get the treats. I finally had to switch to a container where the top screws just like in this video. Cats thankfully don’t have thumbs so she can’t get the top off. I have a little container that lights up in different colors and it’s shaped like a light bulb. There is a small hole on the side of this container so cats (or dogs) could play with it and try to get the treats through the hole and into their stomachs. Stormy (black cat), Phoenix, and Smokey never figured it out but Ash figured it out in probably under a minute. We are not the only intelligent life by a long shot. It was really interesting to see this video and remember what Ash has been able to accomplish!

[@solarnaut]

in this experiment we learn that "package rage" is not unique to humans B-)

[@iamfuckingyourwaifuandther2743]

If you get a sharp knife, you can bypass the steps that lead to package rage.

[@antoniobranderas]

@@pamelaangela7389 very original

[@Libra8410]

😂

[@therealdirtydan2940]

@@pamelaangela7389 word for word stolen

[@wellshit9489]

@@iamfuckingyourwaifuandther2743 by going straight to the final step you mean?

[@TinyBlueAnthropologist]

can we talk about the small fish in the tank who is watching this in horror? "Henry! Noooooo! Whyyyyy!"

[@mysticpenguin8327]

TinyBlue Dancer I think it was dead

[@MrZylix-6]

kkmcrae63 no he means in the background at the very end of the video where the octopus is moving away from the bottle

[@TinyBlueAnthropologist]

@@mysticpenguin8327 no the one swimming around. It's tiny.

[@migs7220]

It was munching on little floaty bits after the octo... so I dont think it was overly concerned. Maybe just anxious for the timer.

[@nabuk3]

When you can find a fish smart enough to do things like this I will come to their defense. I believe there is a spectrum among animals in level of consciousness and intelligence, and we have to give some deference to those at the higher levels. Otherwise, we should stop swatting flies. Of course, some PETA members might agree with that, but I think it goes against common sense.

[@voxpopuli6781]

If crows and octopuses (or octopi or octopodes) ever decide to team up against humans, we’re screwed.

[@kierondillon6477]

The fact that he knew it was a lid on a jar ,is by itself a goof sign of intelligence!.

[@davidcooke8005]

"Hmmm. I can't fit the fish through the little hole." ...takes 5 minute break to think about it..."Eff, this, I'm just gunna break the damned bottle."

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Was almost expecting him to squeeze the bottle. But that was another ingenius way.

[@drmayeda1930]

@@HappyBeezerStudios Thought he would bite through the nipple. Next time just put a small hole in the lid.

[@scornbass1552]

Must be Dane- Irish.

[@PongoXBongo]

@@drmayeda1930 Use like a pickle jar or a peanut butter jar. Would be interesting, if potentially dangerous, to see if it would break the glass.

[@nothanksnothanksisaid.6918]

How to open a jar of pickles. Step 1: first you grab your 10ft octopus..

[@sulfurasmr6365]

generally, a creature surprising you during an intelligence test is a good sign

[@davidmills8726]

At this point I wouldn't be surprised if the turn in an octopus experiment was that the mollusc pulled out a tiny clipboard and started taking notes on how scientists were reacting to the experiment.

[@rebellady04]

the. music sounds like and all octopus band is playing lol

[@GnosticAtheist]

haha I was thinking that.

[@mortenrl1946]

It's extremely fitting for some reason.

[@hamydunn9183]

Sounds like playing underwater, or inside a fish tank.

[@Chatekitey72]

420 likes.

[@lklobs]

This thought sponsored by: Marijuana!

[@JU5TINPDX]

Cephalopods are the most “alien-like” creatures I’ve ever seen. The way they can rapidly change their skin pigment and texture to camouflage themselves, hypnotize and lure prey, and even communicate, is incredible.

[@Kcali111]

Interesting thought.

[@Rantsnrambles808]

They are aliens

[@MrKydaman]

Yeah, cuttlefish are crazy.

[@icantbelieveitsnotbutter8851]

Alien are not in space, they're in the deep ocean which occupy most of the planet.

[@eddiefernandez5052]

Do you think that is weird? Well, it is. But guess what is even weirder? Mantis shrimps.

[@GamerplayerWT]

I love how the experimenters were fully expecting the octopus to unscrew the bottle.

[@mom2mmpt]

The octopi must be tired of experiments using screw top lids. I've seen so many videos of them opening them with ease. I'd love to see what they do with other types of containers. Snap top lids or prescription bottles with the push and turn apparatuses. I think they are just amazing creatures.

[@yongjiahui6287]

I love how the octopus step back and thought carefully before proceeding to spring into action!

[@brij.4463]

Smarter than a lot of humans..

[@catmagic2226]

Nah...decided to read directions after all...

[@SpaceGeek2161]

@@brij.4463 Well, he doesn't have much else to do (at least at that moment).

[@tardigrade9493]

and it is only 2-5 years old (very short life span)

[@videt7459]

Octopus: Finds a solution in five minutes that never even occurred to the humans. Octopus for president!

[@valkyriesimmonds7012]

Then goes to the Mirror 😂 and looks at self thinks *I'm the greatest

[@user-wr9ej6xe4j]

@Doesn't Jump to conclusions More agile and less brittle too

[@maryb8276]

Octopus got my vote !

[@BrickPerfected]

@Mac Mike aside from unscrewing the lid and ripping the rubber nipple off what would be the third solve? I doubt it has the strength to penetrate the bottle itself.

[@Thor-Orion]

@@BrickPerfected it could smash the bottle against something.

[@st0rm_cr0w661]

pisses me off to an unbelievable extent when I see people ordering octopus at a restaurant, these creatures are incredible in so many ways.

[@melissaroof6669]

And this is why I cannot eat an octopus. Also, I found one floating in shallow water near the shore one evening, while wading in phosphorescence in S. Florida. The baby was the size of a cherry tomato with tentacles and was a gorgeous deep blue. It grabbed my hand and crawled and explored my fingers and hand for a few minutes before dropping off and swimming casually away. I have never forgotten the curiosity, trust, and intimacy of that contact and cherish it always. They are beautiful and magical and just plain astonishing creatures. 💗

[@manilak4415]

I mean not just octopus! Cows, pigs, chickens, and even other fish are so intelligent as well! That’s why I don’t eat any of them too

[@margoslvtr7489]

Baby probably wanted to eat your finger but wasn’t able to, because it was a small baby lol

[@gi.l.5043]

I watched a video made by a man who hunts them in order to eat them. There, you could see how they feared him making dark clouds of "ink" and trying to escape. I think they know exactly who wants to eat them or who likes them and won't do any harm.

[@gabbyn.3049]

@@manilak4415 Farm animals and Domesticated animals are very different.

[@SkGow]

​@@gi.l.5043 That's true and 'The Octopus Teacher' shows the same. There is a scene when the octopus had developed some trust on him and when it was on his hand, he had to go up to air, thus making sudden movements that scares it off. Him having developed affection to it, visits again and again the octupus and it'll eventually trusts him again.

[@kavanki3878]

1:39 I feel bad for laughing, but look at his head bounce when he hits the ground.

[@greenbird777]

Aba :3 ikr - I felt bad for laughing because it looked painful - I didn't know their HEADS could fold like that. They're weird, awesome creatures to watch and learn from.

[@invisiblekincajou]

thats not head, actually. His "head" is his.. erm.. central node. What looks like "head" is his "stomach"

[@lexushi99]

@@invisiblekincajou didn't knew that, thanks

[@greenbird777]

@@invisiblekincajou : Oh yea... thanks for reminding me that not everything is put together the same way we are. I was so focused on their behavior I forgot their basic biology. 😊

[@invisiblekincajou]

but still, i almost hear his puffing and panting and impatient grunting - "cmoon, cmooon! open up, you f*kin can!"

[@CAphotos]

I was trained as a diver in the US Navy and have had many encounters with octopus in the ocean. I am firmly convinced they are of a species that originated somewhere else in the universe, came to our planet before the dawn of man and liked it so much, they stayed.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

The framing of that title made me half expect to see the Octopus pull out a clip board and begin recording data. Turns we weren't testing him. It was other way around, he was the one testing us!

[@TurboJohn74]

Handler: "I can't rip the top open, so the animal will have to unscrew the top" Octopus: "Meager small-minded human, hold my tentacle"

[@mariobenedicto3582]

Well... in the puny humans defense... an Octopus has 8 arms, each with a LOT of suckers on them... so I'd say, an octopus should have a MUCH firmer grip on something as opposed to us humans with our two hands and 10 fingers. Also... octopuses may seem soft and flabby... but they are made up of MUSCLE!

[@drmayeda1930]

@@mariobenedicto3582 our skin doesn't have all those suckers on them to increase suction and holding ability.

[@Violet-Lily]

@e causey Occams....

[@dannichols6261]

John Northrup: Octopus: "Meager small-minded human *pull* my tentacle." :)

[@dannichols6261]

@@Violet-Lily Yes, very good, and thank you, but Occam's. :)

[@dreamleaf4363]

“They usually wait about five minutes before trying a second attempt” That octopus is more patient than me.

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

The idiomatic definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over while expecting different results. We live fifty times longer than most octopuses, so five minutes of an octopus's time is worth about four hours of a human's time. I figure I'd usually wait maybe half a minute at most before a second attempt, as would most humans. So octopuses are around 500 times saner than humans by this estimate.

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

You might argue that my methodology is completely crazy. To that, I'd like to point out that an octopus would never use this methodology, and so its conclusion that octopuses are much saner than humans still stands.

[@rbanerjee605]

Wendy octopi?

[@dreamleaf4363]

Amirreza Tavallaee For real? I don’t feel like I comment that much...

[@dahamood316]

@@neolexiousneolexian6079 i dont think thats how it works, animals dont have a concept or sense of time, time isnt faster for them, they just die sooner

[@Michael_Binkley]

I love the happy dance Octopi do after solving problems.

[@patriottothecore6215]

They have evolved a surprisingly high level of intelligence for a mollusc which typically only lives a couple of years.

[@jazzz6065]

When it fell back on its little alien head I was like nooooo that looks painfullll. (I know it didnt feel anything, its squishy and in water of course)

[@jeffumbach]

I imagined a "bonk" sound right then.

[@bellxrianna]

Jeff Umbach that’s exactly what i thought lmfao

[@thehorsesnamewasfriday8695]

Jeff Umbach bonk 🤣

Then why'd you bother telling the whole world?

[@fergoka]

It looked like it almost felt good for him 😁

[@-ChrisD]

I loved how instead of crawling away after, he seems to walk away all tall and proud 😄😄

[@FreyaGem]

He was totally strutting afterward! 😊

[@dzeintra6230]

That is the most smug to octopus ever xD

[@AnArtisticToad]

"Test 1 complete, munch munch, I am ready for test 2."

[@ghedebaronsamedi]

"Fuck the police."

[@enzldavaractl8345]

it was because he was holding the fish next to his beak

[@erstwhile6163]

I’m actually a little disappointed that brute force won. Having said that, I love that standing back and analysing the situation at the 5 minute mark is fairly standard. IKEA could only dream that their clientele may try this at home.

[@anonymouskitten4715]

Everyone: *thinks the octopus is a wizard* The Octopus: *in an octopus voice* “I would like to rage”

[@rickenbacker40011]

“Intelligence test didn’t go as planned”- kills everyone*

[@MeanAndPristine]

Welcome to Site 38, [REDACTED]

[@TonyAnnechino]

I, for one, welcome our new 8-limbed aquatic overlords...

[@Nantosuelta]

@@TonyAnnechino I remind them that as a trusted member of the press I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underwater aqua domes

[@masterpiecebarberspainc2895]

I agree. The octopus is smarter than the ones giving the test

[@peterbergvall7752]

@@TonyAnnechino you can never go wrong with a Kent Brockman quote. 😂😂