Watch: Octopus and crab do battle – with a surprise twist
When it comes to a duel to the death between a hungry red octopus and a crab, the smart money's on the octopus. Unless...
5 years agoSometimes it's just fun to humour a human, right? This good-natured octopus was clearly amused by underwater photographer Timothy Ewing's eager attempts at a game of hide-and-seek and decided it might be nice to play along.
"[The] octopus is one of the more intelligent creatures in the ocean. Sometimes they are too curious for their own good. If you hide from them they will come out and look for you," said the Hawaii-based photographer.
"You're just lucky I didn't steal your camera," said the octopus.
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