Guy Offers Hand to a Giant Octopus — You Won’t Believe How He Reacts | The Dodo Wild Hearts

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Published 2020-06-30
Underwater photographer Justin Hofman was scuba diving off the coast of Alaska when he had this magical encounter with a giant Pacific octopus.

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All Comments (21)
  • @incap6038
    "He realised I wasn't a girl or food so he left." Relatable
  • @9Cans
    I love that one of the tentacles is called the “special arm”
  • @Ctin23_3
    "Almost feels like every sucker has it's own brain". It's true, octopus' suckers are highly sensitive, they have nerves capable of some low level processing which communicates with a 'senior' nerve of sorts in the arm. Each of their arms is both capable of communicating with one another as well as acting pretty much independently from one another. They're truly amazing creatures
  • @Deadman1000
    The octopus pretty much said, "we've never met but I'm extremely attracted to you."
  • This is one of the biggest treasures one could find in diving. I'm jelly. For those that don't know. This octopus could turn this dive into a nightmare if you didn't respect it. Even small octopuses can wreak havoc on a diver by pulling at their gear. Sucking to their face. All sorts of crazy stuff. This was a dream encounter and both animals seemed to offer mutual respect.
  • @Gaetafix
    I found this surprisingly emotional to watch, I often forget there's other animals on this planet with their own daily affairs and struggles aside humans, let alone myself.
  • @Gfan-yi7tm
    Achievement unlocked: you can now trade with octopus merchants
  • Octopus channel: "I offered my tentacle to a human you will not belive how he reacted"
  • @tylerwilson3800
    Look gents, even an octopus knows when consent is involved and required. What a sweet animal.
  • @lemurblue6041
    Octopuses are so smart, it’s a shame that their lives are so short.
  • @icemydevance
    Octopus later that day: I know how to disconnect their oxygen tanks, victory is assured
  • A god damn octopus knows better boundaries than most people do smh
  • @deslacooda
    I love these animals. I'm almost ashamed that I've eaten them and found them delicious but now realize they deserve study and to be preserved. Something about them just fascinates me.
  • @ren1134
    "felt like a true interaction between two thinking beings." I absolutely love that. that's how I felt watching this. what a beautiful animal, makes me so fascinated in animals & how their intelligence cannot be measured necessarily by our metrics but it makes you rethink how much we underestimate them.
  • @zodspeed
    Octopus telling his friends: hey I met an alien today from outer space
  • @mr.guydude
    "He's got things to do." "What things?" "Octopus things."
  • Absolutely spectacular. Who needs to search for aliens when you have these guys underwater??
  • @TJSaw
    This is truly humbling footage.