Octopus Steals Camera


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Victor Huang was recording video underwater at Wahine Memorial near Wellington, New Zealand when something really strange happened.
while trying to get video of a wild octopus, it suddenly dashed towards me and rips my shiny new camera from out of my hands, then swims off, all while the camera is recording! he swam away very quickly like a naughty shoplifter. after a 5 minute chase, I placed my speargun underneath him and he quickly and curiously grabbed hold of the gun as well, giving me enough time to reach in and grab the camera from out of his mouth. I didn't feel threatened at all during the whole ordeal. he seemed to be fixated on the shiny metallic blue digital camera. the only confusing behavior was how he dashed off with it like a thief haha. cheeky octopus.

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This is disturbing to me... I went deep sea diving in Okinawa and had a bitter sweet encounter with a Moray Eel. Terrified is how I felt and second guessing every time I go into the sea afterward. It takes a trong heart to confront the unknown and anyone who is willing to go downr under the sea and see whatMs there to explore is a hero to me.
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Oh I'm terrified of the ocean and any other large body of water. Oh it's pretty to look at and I love watching videos of it and the creatures that live in it, but I would NEVER go scuba diving. Can't really explain the fear, it's not about drowning, but like the limited vision, and just ugh, don't even want to think about it lol.
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