An octopus in waters off of Wellington, New Zealand, just experienced a wild ride.
Videographer Victor Huang was filming there when the octopus grabbed his camera and swam off with it while the camera was still recording. Huang thinks the shiny blue metallic camera caught the attention of the curious, and probably hungry, cephalopod.
(Credit: Victor Huang)
Watch how Huang attempts to retrieve the camera, and check out the great close-up footage toward the end, when the octopus latches onto a speargun, leading to another mini adventure.
octopus steals my video camera and swims off with it (while it's Recording) from Victor Huang on Vimeo.
Tags: Animal Behavior, Animals, Humans, Marine Life, Oceans
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