VOTD: Octopus steals video camera
I really miss my scuba-diving adventures while we were holidaying in Mexico so it seems, for now, I’ll live out these experiences through others.
Here’s a video clip of a guy who was filming underwater when an octopus attacked, not him though, his camera, and then swam off with it.
He says he chased it for another 3 minutes or so before enticing the octopus with his spear-gun to give him a chance to wrestle the camera from his grip. All along I’m sure the octopus was just thinking: “Ooo, shiny, my precious!” [via DCP]
Tags: octopus, underwater, video camera, video of the day, VOTD
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Amazing!! What a phenomenal capture! I love the music too, very well put together
Awwww .. the octopus just wanted to play.
Nice footage.
I really wish I could have been the guy who’s camera was stolen and retrieved again – miss that ‘world’
Hahahaha! Excellent!
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