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here’s a Giant Pacific octopus in an

here’s a Giant Pacific octopus in an equally giant aquarium tank okay that’s

equally giant aquarium tank okay that’s

equally giant aquarium tank okay that’s all great for mom and dad and the whole

all great for mom and dad and the whole

all great for mom and dad and the whole family who come to see the octopus

family who come to see the octopus

family who come to see the octopus except there are sharks in this tank as

except there are sharks in this tank as

except there are sharks in this tank as well sharks that are voracious predators

well sharks that are voracious predators

well sharks that are voracious predators and opportunistic feeders and that have

and opportunistic feeders and that have

and opportunistic feeders and that have been known to veer from their usual

been known to veer from their usual

been known to veer from their usual fishy diets to munch on an occasional

fishy diets to munch on an occasional

fishy diets to munch on an occasional octopus

octopus

octopus these are spiny dogfish sharks did

these are spiny dogfish sharks did

these are spiny dogfish sharks did anybody ask the octopus about this what

anybody ask the octopus about this what

anybody ask the octopus about this what the aquarium folks are thinking is that

the aquarium folks are thinking is that

the aquarium folks are thinking is that the octopus can use its ability to

the octopus can use its ability to

the octopus can use its ability to camouflage itself as protection and if

camouflage itself as protection and if

camouflage itself as protection and if that doesn’t work it has the strength to

that doesn’t work it has the strength to

that doesn’t work it has the strength to fight off the shark or at least dash to

fight off the shark or at least dash to

fight off the shark or at least dash to the nearest hiding hole it can squeeze

the nearest hiding hole it can squeeze

the nearest hiding hole it can squeeze into the aquarium folks soon realize

into the aquarium folks soon realize

into the aquarium folks soon realize what does happen when you put these

what does happen when you put these

what does happen when you put these sharks and octopi in the same tank and

sharks and octopi in the same tank and

sharks and octopi in the same tank and you’re about to see it too if you’ve got

you’re about to see it too if you’ve got

you’re about to see it too if you’ve got the courage to keep watching if only

the courage to keep watching if only

the courage to keep watching if only through your splayed fingers the octopus

through your splayed fingers the octopus

through your splayed fingers the octopus not in the habit of attacking sharks the

not in the habit of attacking sharks the

not in the habit of attacking sharks the shark sharp spines jutting out from its

shark sharp spines jutting out from its

shark sharp spines jutting out from its dorsal fins that can puncture anything

dorsal fins that can puncture anything

dorsal fins that can puncture anything that touches them the octopus can its

that touches them the octopus can its

that touches them the octopus can its powers of defense save it in such tight

powers of defense save it in such tight

powers of defense save it in such tight quarters the shark menacing on the prowl

quarters the shark menacing on the prowl

quarters the shark menacing on the prowl just itching to use those rows of teeth

just itching to use those rows of teeth

just itching to use those rows of teeth to crush its next meal I’ve got a

to crush its next meal I’ve got a

to crush its next meal I’ve got a feeling this real-life version of Jaws

feeling this real-life version of Jaws

feeling this real-life version of Jaws isn’t going to be pretty and so the

isn’t going to be pretty and so the

isn’t going to be pretty and so the shark

the shark boy am I glad I didn’t have a

the shark boy am I glad I didn’t have a bet down on this matchup that’s right

bet down on this matchup that’s right

bet down on this matchup that’s right this is what happened the Giant Pacific

this is what happened the Giant Pacific

this is what happened the Giant Pacific octopus as seen here in this amazing so

octopus as seen here in this amazing so

octopus as seen here in this amazing so close you feel like you might get

close you feel like you might get

close you feel like you might get squashed footage was making short work

squashed footage was making short work

squashed footage was making short work of the shark in the tank

dogfish carcasses kept showing up at the

dogfish carcasses kept showing up at the bottom of the tank what you’re seeing

bottom of the tank what you’re seeing

bottom of the tank what you’re seeing this footage was taken to see what was

this footage was taken to see what was

this footage was taken to see what was doing in these supposedly invincible

doing in these supposedly invincible

doing in these supposedly invincible predators the aquarium staff learned

predators the aquarium staff learned

predators the aquarium staff learned something new about the octopi there was

something new about the octopi there was

something new about the octopi there was a danger in the tank all right but it

a danger in the tank all right but it

a danger in the tank all right but it was all to the Sharks

that’s one way to defend yourself from a

that’s one way to defend yourself from a predator eliminate them