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Extraordinary Octopus Takes To Land | The Hunt | BBC Earth

BBC Earth · 28.8M views · 2017-07-23 · 3:55

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Overview

A BBC Earth clip from The Hunt showing an octopus species from northern Australia that leaves the water at low tide to hunt crabs on land.

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HN cites it as proof that some octopuses really do crawl out of the water to hunt.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2018–2024

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Animals & nature
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nikofeyn · 2018-12 · Recommendation

this is something a certain species in Australia does, as covered in the bbc's the hunt . [VIDEO] it's fascinating. they also filmed this in blue planet ii. [LINK] that clip unfortunately cuts off the first part where the shark caught the octopus, but the octopus put its arms in the sharks gills so it couldn't breathe and got away.

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mncharity · 2024-11 · Reference

> experimental chemistry and physics would be harder to pull off underwater Amphibious octopuses?[1] In the widespread and connected shallow seas of a supercontinent world? [1] BBC Earth [VIDEO]

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mr_toad · 2023-07 · Reference

There is a species of octopus that does crawl out of the water to hunt (Australian, of course), but they don’t climb trees. [VIDEO]

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