In the depths of our seas lives a strange creature with two enormous eyes, a soft boneless body, nine brains, three hearts, eight legs and a tearing double beak.
More than just a mollusk, the octopus is probably one of the smartest beings on the planet.
But just how smart is it?
For ten years, Antonio Cribeiro and his team have been studying octopuses' behavior in a bid to answer this question.
From the documentary: Aliens of the deep sea
Direction: MC4 & IDEACOM
Production: Jérôme Julienne & Jack Johnson
"Even a chimpanzee hasn't solved this test." I'm not surprised a chimp couldn't fit inside that flask.
Kinda what I thought 🧐
I know 😁
Do chimps even eat crabs? If there was a banana, my guess would be that a chimp would just smash the flask and chow down!
Chimp would just smash it
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The octopus probably thinks we’re a bunch of idiots who can’t open a jar
😂 “geez, another jar?! how many times do I have to tell you humans that it’s, ‘righty tighty and lefty loosey’” - the octopus
Yep...& it would be Correct.
You know that crab is panicking big time when the octo wrapped around that jar
"The octopus has been studying us" *cuts to an octopus holding a pen and clipboard with glasses
😂
Imagine the horror of that crab going through
Consumed by Cthulhu.🐙
Jepp... exactly my thoughts too !!!
Guy came into my pet store, trying to scam me out of my stock of goldfish. Turns out it was 60 octopi in a trench coat.
Hahaha. Good stuff.
@@karlbjorkquist7489 I don't think he's joking, very in character for them.
It is intelligent enough for me not to eat them.
Nobody comments on their ability to breathe as well on land as in the sea. Such amazing creatures.
I didn’t know they could breath on land until watching this video,
I feel bad for the crab. You could see it was scared at the very end.
I believe an octopus is the closest thing to an extraterrestrial we will ever meet
I think that would be the mantis shrimp. That looks way more alien.
ever meet? bold statement
@@AdrianCHOY Not really...it resembles a praying mantis. There's nothing like Cephalopods.
@@shanelarsen695 think so? If something is smart enough to have the means to get here, they’d be smart enough to know to stay WAY away from us. Look at how people treat each other. It’s horrifying. And we treat animals even worse.
@@ChaoticNeutral89 Its like screaming in the jungle. Sending signals and probes out into space you do not know if a literal Jaguar walks out. Jaguars dont care about how humans treat each other or any of that non sense, they are superior predators that will kill you. Who knows whats out there its not always some hyper intelligent friendly thing, thats crazy to think given the way nature is structured.
“Even chimpanzees were unable to solve this problem” I’m not surprised, how could a chimp fit its body into that flask whilst underwater? Lol wtf
XDXD
unfrotunately the chimp drowned
They did it with a jar outside of water
I’m surprised the chimp didn’t just break the glass.
A chimpansee can just break the glass
never eating octopus again.
That was my decision when I finally met one a few years ago. Octopus was one of my favourite starters, now I feel awful about it
I’ve never thought about eating one. I don’t really eat seafood due to all the toxic chemicals dumped in our oceans. Some countries are worse than others but we’ve *all contributed* to this problem and some continue making it worse
@@ReiverBlue1971 I feel bad about it, but so long as I know I'm not eating one I've befriended, well...such is nature, food is food, and they're delicious
The amazement of watching the octopus solving his problem is dulled by, the agony of watching a trapped crab, watching and waiting for his demise.
An octopus helped tutor me to pass differential equations in college
Ok....how pliable is their brain? I swear if I had to smush my head through that space I'd be a lot less intelligent 😂
Octopuses can fit through any hole larger than their beak-so, very pliable. Also, much of their “brain” (neurons) is actually in their tentacles, about 2/3 of them. The rest are in a doughnut-shaped brain that wraps around their esophagus in their head.
Make sense because their brain is actually located between their eyes and the head like thing you see is where its digestive system and kidneys are located
Also, they have NINE brains.... not just one.
@@jeremymiller9582has to be no smaller than their eye
What is more interesting about their intelligence which no one talks about is their ability to have perception of their surrounding environment and has cognitive reasoning into changing into various colors and textures to either blend in to the surrounds to hunt or escape. That is a cognitive decision based on its own perception of the current situation it is in at one time. Meaning apart from wanting sustenance like any living organism its makes choices based on outcomes rather than instinct
And yet sick humans still horribly slaughter these creatures to eat.. eat raw sometimes...😢😢
@@billsauer3164 Yep. I made a conscious effort to never eat that again after I was made aware of how intelligent these magnificent beings are. I feel bad that I ate a brother earthling.
Dane, you to smart for your own good. That wont get the founds to keep researching going.
I find it mind boggling that people believe an accident over time designed this creature. The complexity is proof it was designed by a creator.
@@spikenomoon first YOU MUST PROVE the existence of a "creator" Then you have to provide evidence to support your claim that this "creator" designed it. Show us the difference between something designed by some creator and something not. I highly recommend you take some courses regarding evolution. It would definitely help you not come off as a resounding arrogant ignoramous. Something that comes way too easy with theists. You clearly demonstrate this.
I developed a fascination to these wonderful creatures I never knew they were such interesting animals until a year or so ago I wouldn't mind having one as a pet but they don't live long and I think for such an intelligent creature it needs to be in it's natural environment
Right, I was just thinking how wonderful a pet octopus would be, but nature is (sadly for me) what's best. But it would be awesome to make a little octopus obstacle course or something, somehow.
Anyone else feel kinda bad for the crab? Like it can see it's predator outside the glass just trying it's hardest to get in and murder it. lol
Yeah..
Same man.....
I felt they could’ve used a dead crab that’s still safe for octopus to eat, maybe a defrosted one from the seafood market…
No, not really. I'd feel bad if it was literally tortured, but i don't think crabs have the cognition required to view this situation as psychological torture, like a person would.
It. Is. Nature. Do y'all eat meat? You wouldn't want to know what they do to it before it gets to you.
"Even chimpanzee's were unable to solve this problem" Wow wtf the chimpanzee's didn't squeeze themselves into the flask? What a surprise!
Squidward getting his revenge from Mr Krabs
Processing all that sensory information through their arms must have done wonders in growing their intelligence and cognition.
Just imagine if we weren't here and they would have a few thousand (or million) years to evolve. This is some alien sci-fi movie level stuff.
@drstrangelove77 they likely wouldnt get much farther than they already have, perhaps communities and tribes but all underwater its hard for softbodied animals to have any hold over land, the land on earth is always either a kingdom of the vertabrates or kingdom of the arthropods, with softbodied worms and molluscs almost never having any ecological reign.
I am amazed that the Octopus knew it was a Right hand thread & not a Left hand thread, otherwise he would never have got it open, just tighter!
I was just thinking that, "How'd he know it was lefty-loosey righty-tighty?" Then I was like, "Wait, is that righty-loosey lefty-tighty? How'd he know THAT!?" lol
50/50 chance
I guarantee you there are a TON of screwtop jars in nature hahaha
They’re such amazing animals. Probably my favorite sea creature.
Just incredible how intelligent they really are.
Smart as a dog?
@@hackman669 dogs are dumb. How many dogs you see lying dead on the side of the road because they were too stupid not to try and cross during traffic.
@@hackman669 smarter
@@hackman669dogs are dumb lol they always barking to something thats bigger than themself xd
@@kelvinkeme9397 Yeah I suspect so too.
Octopus is the closest I've considered alien visitors.
I noticed that noone mentioned what that crab in that jar was thinking!!
It was staring in a horror movie. Watching its killer slowly make way into its entrapment.
AI+ octopuses in aquariums= Checkmate humans
This will be our end,😅 🐙🦑🌎
Calm, composed, smart, shape shifting, adaptative, i wouldn't mind if my boss was an octopus
poor bloody crab, must have been horrifying
😂😂😂😂
@@billsauer3164 😂
Perhaps, but crabs are a major part of most octopuses' diets. This happens all the time in the wild.
Don't worry , these people would be horrified one day.
@@Xbalanque84 See a lot of crabs in flasks and jars in the wild eh?
quickly becoming one of my fav creatures. they're actually so cute.
but not if U are stuck in jar with it
I wish the people i work with were as smart as octopuses
Such intelligent Octopuses must feel so helpless on dining tables. 😢
The biggest hurdle facing the octopus is that they taste so much better than squid. 😎
I was on a jet flying to Italy and by accident I pushed open the flight cabin door. There inside was an octopus flying the thing. True story.
Was it the actual pilot, or just the co-pilot?
@@threethrusheswith that many arms it can operate the whole console by itself
You had me invested in your story...oh snap!
i wish they didn’t put stupid horror movie music over this amazing animal’s achievement
It may not be a flask, but im pretty sure in nature there are times when the prey can't or won't come out from between rocks or debris, so the octopus has to go in.
Exactly. This kind of videos are for those the "wow!" in "got talent" style on whatever!
Netflix has (had) a great movie on a friendship between a diver and an octopus.
Seen it as well. It's very cool!
I'd love to know the title of this movie.
@@gustavusthoren7112 If my memory hasn't totally failed me, I think it was "My Octopus Teacher". (Yep, just checked. It's still up too.) I agree with Brennan & Shane, well worth watching.
@@markwallace1727 Thanks a lot!
The octopus stayed in the sardine trap because it may have figured sardines were drawn to it and didn't register that humans put it there. It was waiting for more
man, i just felt bad for the crab while watching this entire video lmao
Why don’t the crabs pinch the octopus? Was on the beach the other day and got pinched pretty good by a crab it drew blood 🦀
They don't live that long. Hope they run their tests quickly and free those guys.
That was a really cool video and very smart animals indeed and I couldn't get over how he clicked when he solved problem number two ,can't be taught coz it's already there ❤
The interesting part of sensors is that you can visualize by touching so it means you can see by touuching
,i can't believe people eat that wonderful creation
They are just fascinating!!! Thank you for the video!!!
Many years ago, when I was a college student, I had a pet octopus that helped me with my Calculus assignments. 😎👍
how old are u now ?
How does that work?
@@ashtray3860 my pet octopus had already a degree in nuclear physics, so Calculus for him was easy peasy. 😁👍
@@redangrybird7564 somehow I feel like this is farcical… 🤔🤔
@@ashtray3860 😁👍
Such an amazing creature, im always fascinated at any footage that involves an octopus
I still can't get the cookies out of my aunties cookie jar, without tipping it upside down of course.🤔
The kind of intelligent beings that might live on another planet as we humans do here on Earth.
Octopuses have DNA they are definitely not aliens
I don't think the small opening is a new problem solved. I figure it hunts animals that are used to hide out in small areas, where 'normal' larger predators can't reach. The novel thing here is that the animal couldn't have gotten there without help, but the problem in itself is nothing new for the octopus.
yeah, some other comment said that they use their tentacles to get to clams and it's similar to the jar. The video said that this is a problem they've never seen before and now that just sounds like some press statements. I was scrolling over the comments because I was skeptical and thanks for saying this in my biology textbook though I,C in a diagram of their nervous system and it is complex relatively to other organisms. relative to other animals they also perform complex tasks. Didn't state what tasks but this bio textbook is used in many AP bio classes, called Campbell biology. anyways, at least this video had some really cool shots of octopuses dynamically fitting into small openings relative to their size😮
They are super intelligent, they watch, wait and think before they act...we could learn lots from them
Problem solving, intuitive, task oriented.. just extraordinary.
Never tire of watching Octopi solve a problem
Octopuses are super intelligent. They have eight brains & three hearts, know how to build houses and shelters, can communicate with humans, and change shape & color to disguise themselves from predators. If the earth was fully covered with water and apes didn't evolve years ago, i think octopuses would.
It is a fascinating look at one of the most mysterious and fascinating creatures on Earth. 😍
Poor crab, like a goat staked out to catch a dragon or a tyrannosaurus.
Or 'me' (I could catch that goat😅)! 🐐😋🤤
I agree... that poor crab was tortured waiting to see when he'd meet his doom. 😳🥺😢
@@PADS62 oh cry me a river
@@Human_01 You no nothing about goats if you think you could catch one, at least unarmed.
@uxdecipher1724 I'm crying Laughing at your sorry, I have no compassion for anything, a$$! 😁
Absolutely amazing!
Octopus: so we are stuck here together crabo
Cool to see the octo just break the flask
Love your sensibility
Poepinyo the Octopus: Crab in the Jar: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
I think an octopus tentacle is more sensitive and agile than a human hand.
its also got its own part of the brain, meaning each arm is like its own sub-octopus - a subpus? lol You can see how they wiggle around, thats becuse each arm is doing stuff on its own the head is just were it all gets coordinated
That crab in the jar was probably thinking: "I sure hope that's a stupid octopus, and not a smart one, like the one that got Larry yesterday." Crabs have feelings too, you know. The crab's family is probably still waiting at home for Daddy to come through the front door with some tasty seaweed, and a bug, for dessert. Sorry kids, but Pop was part of a cruel experiment, so no dinner tonight.
Every video about octopus intelligence. Opens jar. Tadaa.
Rest in peace, Mr. Crab... It's a cruel world.
These are beautiful creatures and this video is very interesting. Proves their intelligence. I'd love to see one in the ocean.
There is a KZhead channel I've found recently called YBS Youngbloods. It's an Australian guy who is basically the modern day Steve Irwin, running around the wild nature showing us in high quality all of the incredible animals in the ocean and along the coast. It truly is amazing. Your comment made me think of him and I'm going to go watch him now :) The other day I watched him find some blue ringed octopus and give us a really awesome look at them in their native habitat. Let me know what you think!!
@@gaiaconnectionsaustralia modern day steve irwin wtf how do you even compare those 2 hes just on the ocean bro and making catch and cook 🤣🤣🤣
@@Kado1609 that's not all he does! He is showcasing our gorgeous nature, just like Steve Irwin did; and his passion is unmatched
@@gaiaconnectionsaustralia alot of passionate people out there my friend i respect you for being a fanboy of him but hes still not comparable to Steve Irwin.. all kids in alot of countries knew steve Irwin not many kids knows this guy not even close
@@Kado1609 Steve was unique like Bob Ross was unique, but times were also different back then. There can't be another Steve Irwin, the way we watch TV now makes that impossible. I don't really know if Steve could have survived this climate. He was a wild man..he'd have a hard time even though he was amazing and magnetic on camera. He helped raise some great kids though and they're helping to carry the torch. I think Steve's timing, when he hit the scene, was probably perfect. So many greats couldn't make it in this environment. The Discovery channel, History channel, Travel channel are NOTHING like they used to be. It's a damn tragedy.
Bruh it's like Finding Dory all over again with the octopus crawling from one tank to another😂
While we have been studying the octopus, the octopus has been studying us 💀💀💀
03:43 R.I.P. Mr. Krabs...
Uniquely awesome , my fav... 🐙
Unscrewing a jar lid is a trick I've seen octopuses successfully accomplish many times. I'm puzzled why these scientists are so engaged.
I'm looking at this perfect 🐙 @ 6:31 and his 👀 are saying, really this is child's play... C'mon you can do better!! 😂
It should be illegal to kill octopi, especially also since there's no easy way to do it, so they're basically always dismembered alive.
I will not eat squid or octopus (calamari) because it seems so wrong to kill them. Breaks my heart to think of them dying prematurely; they are so amazing.
Big ones are scary and a fight for your life if they grab you. My boss from Taiwan said his father had one grab him when he was in waist deep low tide waters. Only way he could get away from it, he was able to free a hand, reach his knife and started cutting it.
Said it was very strong, but what was worse was if you got something free, it was hard not to get immediately grabbed again.
My octopus vacuums and does my dishes.
Such amazing creatures
I actually wonder how long it would take me to open a screw top if I'd never seen one before.
In an experiment, an octopus couldn't reach in and pull a crab out, so it climbed in, ate the crab and then climbed out. They say this shows intelligence, which clearly octopus have much of, but did the octopus factor in that it would be larger after eating the crab which could mean it might get itself stuck inside? I mean let's be real here, if a cat has 9 lives then an octopus has more. It's body is kinda fool-proof and allows for it to make mistakes. Imagine if it killed the crab and then pushed it out first before exiting to ensure it was small enough to get out. That would be some high intelligence right there.
They can fit through holes smaller than the size of a quarter.... it ain't getting stuck. Period. Unless you trap it in a penny.... good luck🖖🏾
Yeah def not first time the octopus opened the jar.
Clever enough to play a clarinet.
What was he doing with that pen and the book at the start 😂
Very kewl video!! Thx for sharing!!💜💜💜
"Honey, can you open this jar for me?" "Do I LOOK like an octopus?"
This absolutely proves that an octopus is smarter than a politician🐙😂 Great video👍👍👍
Oh heck, my pet rock has at least three times the intelligence of a politician! Much more empathy as well.
@@k.l.manring2083 I am voting for your rock in the next election!
@@k.l.manring2083 tell him to stand up as a candidate for election
Are the politicians stupid or is it the ones who believe politicians are stupid, rather than purposefully malevolent?
@@k.l.manring2083Let's get that rock on the ballot 🐙 #2024
what are the bags with the different coloured liquids? thnk you
and what is the process called ive seen it before in other vids an im just curious at this point
In the 1970s I was watching Jacques Cousteau. They were estimating that an octopus has the intelligence equal to that of a dog. The comment was made in amazement. I guess that even at that, they underestimated the octopus 's intelligence.
i say u should build an elevator with a joy stick to see if they can figure out the elevator for food. then make a car with joy stick and let them drive on the floor.
They've taught a goldfish how to drive! Check it out on KZhead!
I hope they put the octopus back in its environment and didn't leave it a prisoner in that tiny tank.
How do they learn so much so fast? They only live about 2 years.
There’s a reason why he’s called “Doc Ock”
I'd like to see the second experiment repeated with a breakable, but otherwise inpenetrable, container. The container could be crushable, but for best results I would have the container breachable only by bringing it out of the water and smashing it. If the octopi could figure this out then it would demonstrate another level of understanding that goes beyond simply opening a jar or cramming itself into it. Both are pretty intelligent, but neither compare to how intelligent they'd need to be to use foreign physics principles to achieve the goal at hand. I'm not sure they would be able to go that far, but it sure would be interesting to see how they approach it at least
Crab: _"Goddamn you, science! Goddamn yoouu!!"_
You are not studying octopus, octopus is studying you!
Didn't one correctly predict the outcome of several world cups ?
Yes.
Quasimodo predicted all of them.
Can you imagine the panic of that crab?
They can't , they're too Civilized to worry about small things. 😤
@@Mapogo792what 😂
@@solarflarearmor2081 Sarcasm.
@@Mapogo792 but crabs are civilized?
@@solarflarearmor2081 Get some education.
They are my absolute favs..
So we terrify a crab with imminent death and keep this beautiful octopus in a cage to calculate that the octopus is smarter than humans.
Crab: “Don’t twist the lid…Just don’t twi….Oh shit, he twisted it…😮Noooooooo!”
No crabs were harmed in the making of this film.* * Apart from the ones that were eaten by an octopus.
7:40 “hello, 911? I gotta report a double crab-i-cide in an Erlenmeyer flask!!
I can’t be a biologist because I feel bad for the lil crab
* Humans aren't intelligent enough to measure the intelligence of the octopus.