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Animals: Octopus Steals Video Camera Explained
An octopus grabbed Victor Huang's video camera from his hands as he was spearfishing - then took off. Why would an octopus do this? James Williams gets an explanation.
Added: Apr 23, 2010
Views: 8672 Views
Runtime: 02:17
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