WILL IT INK?! - Catching an Octopus

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- Wait a second there's something big down there. Seriously, he's out, right there, he's movin'. He's goin' through here. Got him, yes, woo hoo! (dramatic music) Massive rock formations towered like prehistoric giants as intense waves crashed upon the jagged outcrops. At high tide, the southern coastline of Africa is an unforgiving landscape that has been carved over millions of years. Yet when the tide rolls back with it recedes the violence of the turbulent water, leaving behind an intricate catacomb of inter tidal pools that are teeming with aquatic life. Today we're exploring a stretch of pristine shoreline known as Kenton on Sea, the magical place where the South Atlantic meets the Indian Ocean. And to say the least, it's breathtakingly beautiful. The sand was flawless, the waves of water were warm, and with any luck we would happen upon and get up close with a variety of bizarre tide pool creatures Now the tide is going out at this point. Looks like it's still coming in but it's actually the best time to search for animals. When all the rocks are still saturated that means that the animals are still comfortable which gives us the best chance of actually catching 'em. The water trapped within the individual pools was crystal clear so as I scouted from pocket to pocket, I carefully scanned the overhanging ledges and shadowy nooks. If there was ever a place for a sea beast too high I was determined to be the seeker. We've got a decent sized crab down here in this little rock pool. There's actually a little blenny next to it as well, which is a small little fish that'll oftentimes sit on the edges of these little cliffs. It's tempting to not go for them both at the same time. We'll see what happens. I'm really after the crab though. I'm gonna use this net because it's a deep pocket of water. (light music) Oh got it, yes! Wow what a scoop! I almost got the blenny at the same time. All right that's a pretty decent sized little crab right there! Look at you! Look at those distinct striped markings on the legs. I'm gonna actually have to look this one up in a field guide. I'm not sure exactly what species it is. Let me keep it in the net like that just for a second. Uh oh! [Mario] He's gone. - Okay, and I lost him! Hold on. Oh, I got a blenny! Two of 'em. Okay game on! All right well I. - [Mario] Lost a crab, got a blenny. - Oh there's the crab, got him! Now I've got the crab and some blennies. Wow! Hold on that's how he got away the first time. Look at that, how's about that for cleaning up your mess! Alright well, this is really panin' out well for us. Look at these guys. Come here buddy. I got two of 'em in one scoop! Alright let me keep the crab underneath the net, he'll be fine. They can breathe out of water. Look at that! Those are blennies! Those are super cool, They almost look like mudskippers or like an eel type fish. Notice the elongated shape of the body kind of looks like a prickleback, and they do have those long dorsal ridge fins that run down the length of their backs. They actually can breathe for a short amount of time out of the water, so we don't have to worry about them just resting up on my hand. And, they can actually skip from pocket of water to pocket of water. What they'll often times do is exactly. Oh my gosh there's an octopus. Nobody move. That's a huge octopus, okay. - [Mario] Are you sure? - I'm a hundred percent positive. I'm gonna let the crab go. All right I'm going for the octopus guys. We're abandoning the crab. - [Mario] I see it. - Nobody move. I can see its tentacle, Mario if you crouch down here you might be able to get a shot. Actually I wonder if I can use my GoPro. (dramatic music) He's wedged right into that little cavity. - [Mario] I see it. - Yeah. Okay here's what I'm gonna do, I'm gonna actually place my net up in this area, try to reach my arm around and scare him up into the net. Now the good thing is that none of the octopus species here in South Africa are lethal to humans. Keep in mind if we were in Australia and that was a blue ring octopus, I would not be performing this maneuver. Now, all octopus are capable of biting, all are venomous, but hopefully this one doesn't decide to give me a nic. (dramatic music) - [Mario] Here he is, he's out, he's right there. - I see him, I see him. Oh! Do you see him? - [Mario] He's right there, right there, he's moving. He's going through. You got him. - Got him, yes! Whoo, how bout that! Well the tactic worked, gently coax him out of one pocket and into the next and there you have it. We have got ourselves an octopus. Wow, I'm gonna actually let him out of the net and onto my arm. Hopefully I do not take a bite. There we go buddy. Now they do have a little beak on their underside that of course he could give me a bite with, but the venom of this species is non-lethal. This is the common octopus. They can get bigger than this but to be honest with you guys this is the largest octopus I have ever caught and it is on the move. Wow look at it just showing us its valves. Right, I'm trying to keep it as calm as I can. I don't want it to ink. Look how its turning dark in coloration but if I do this, check this out. Set it down and sort of try to corral it into this pool, what it wants to feel is like it's protected. Look at that color change. Within a matter of seconds it completely morphs the shape of its body and its coloration. Got an okay shot there? This is actually great you can see it pumping water through the valves on the side of its head. If I keep it like this it will feel more comfortable. They want to feel concealed, Wow look at that. And they want to feel like they are hidden. And just like if I were to handle a snake I want to go one hand to the next. Octopus have eight tentacles and one of the coolest things about these creatures is that if they lose a tentacle they can rejuvenate it. Wow that is so cool like a big slimy bugger! All right I'm gonna place it back down into this pocket of water. There we go keep him positioned and I'm getting totally slimed right now. All right now if I just keep my hand positioned, watch the way that it will actually slink. I guess he is gonna go over my arm, I thought he was gonna go under my arm. And as the tide goes out, if these animals are stuck in a shallow pool they can do this, slink from pocket of water to pocket of water. That is so cool. Now one of the key defense tactics of all octopus, octopuses for plural, is that they can actually eject ink and that allows them the ability to disappear into a rock crevice or back into the ocean waters. Now if the octopus needs to it can actually stay out of the water for a significant amount of time. The only reason you'd ever find an octopus out of water is if it's moving from tide pool to tide pool. As that tide recedes the octopus, if it's not in a deep enough pocket will oftentimes try to find itself back out into the ocean currents. Look at that. Well how cool was this, exploring the tide pools of South Africa and we managed to come across one slippery slimy octopus. Whoa! I'm Coyote Peterson, be brave, stay wild. We'll see ya on the next adventure. All right buddy time to get you back into your pocket. Alright buddy back into your tide pool. As I release the octopus back into its watery realm we witnessed an incredible sight, the most classic octopi defense maneuver, ink inject. Wow, just got inked. And as it disappeared back into the cavernous rocks I came to the realization that never before, had a single pool of ocean water, provided us with so many species. This isolated miniature biome was an absolute goldmine of bizarre aquatic creatures. And, I felt incredibly fortunate to have successfully gotten so many of them up close for the cameras. Yet little did we know the adventure wasn't quite over. As we meandered our way back to the production vehicles, we stumbled upon the one creature I had always dreamed of finding in a tide pool. Oh my gosh, a shark! - [Mario] Oh my gosh, a shark. - Okay Mario. If you thought finding and catching a slimy octopus was cool make sure to watch the epic conclusion to our South African tide pool adventure, where I caught a shark with my bare hands. And don't forget subscribe, so you can join me and the crew on our next low tide adventure. (howling)
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Channel: Brave Wilderness
Views: 21,354,559
Rating: 4.8448339 out of 5
Keywords: attacks, sea, ocean, venomous, sea creatures, adventure, adventurous, animals, brave, brave wilderness, breaking, breaking trail, coyote, coyote peterson, peterson, trail, wild, wildlife, bite, beyond the tide, tide pool, monster, black slug, tentacles, giant octopus, the octopus, live octopus, the squid, giant squid, squiddy, octopus, giant slug, tide pool octopus, octopus catch, kraken, will it ink, catching an octopus, will octopus ink, will octopus bite you, will it ink catching an octopus
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Length: 10min 33sec (633 seconds)
Published: Wed May 23 2018
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