Veined Octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus, showing sophisticated tool use behaviour. Footage shot by Dr Julian Finn of Museum Victoria. Finn, J.K., T. Tregenza and M.D. Norman. (2009) Defensive too...
Re: Coconut carrying octopus video clip!
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:39 am
by bubba
Yah know that every time the Octopus picked up and moved it was thinking "would you just leave me the hell alone"
Re: Coconut carrying octopus video clip!
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:13 am
by DJ Tucker
classic clearly when it tried its best to carry the coconut first it tried to go as fast as possible and the poor thing gave up and took shelter and at the end tea time yumyum!
Re: Coconut carrying octopus video clip!
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 7:21 am
by vicaphit
He's got two empty halves of coconuts and he's banging 'em together!
Seriously though, Octopus are really smart.
Re: Coconut carrying octopus video clip!
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 10:13 pm
by Sporg
Is that a European octopus or African octopus? I wouldn't think that the coconut laden European octopus could go very far.
Re: Coconut carrying octopus video clip!
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 10:23 pm
by bubba
African, he can get a better grip on it.
Re: Coconut carrying octopus video clip!
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:08 pm
by vicaphit
If it were European, there would have to be 2 octopus.
Re: Coconut carrying octopus video clip!
Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 9:01 am
by Dragon_Cooler
coconut and octopus.... theres a joke in there somewhere!
