Shark vs. Octopus | National Geographic

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 these are spiny dogfish sharks

octopus these are spiny dogfish sharks

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

did anybody ask the octopus about this

did anybody ask the octopus about this [Music]

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[Music] what the aquarium folks are thinking is

what the aquarium folks are thinking is

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

that the octopus can use its ability to

that 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 that can squeeze

the nearest hiding hole that can squeeze

the nearest hiding hole that 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

you’re about to see it too

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

if you’ve got the courage to keep

if you’ve got the courage to keep watching if only through your splayed

watching if only through your splayed

watching if only through your splayed fingers the octopus not in the habit of

fingers the octopus not in the habit of

fingers the octopus not in the habit of attacking sharks the shark sharp spines

attacking sharks the shark sharp spines

attacking sharks the shark sharp spines jutting up from its dorsal fins that can

jutting up from its dorsal fins that can

jutting up from its dorsal fins that can puncture anything that touches them the

puncture anything that touches them the

puncture anything that touches them the octopus can its powers of defense save

octopus can its powers of defense save

octopus can its powers of defense save it in such tight quarters the shark

it in such tight quarters the shark

it in such tight quarters the shark menacing on the prowl just itching to

menacing on the prowl just itching to

menacing on the prowl just itching to use those rows of teeth to crush its

use those rows of teeth to crush its

use those rows of teeth to crush its next meal I’ve got a feeling this

next meal I’ve got a feeling this

next meal I’ve got a feeling this real-life version of Jaws isn’t going to

real-life version of Jaws isn’t going to

real-life version of Jaws 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 match oh that’s right

bet down on this match oh that’s right

bet down on this match oh 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

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[Music] dogfish carcasses kept showing up at the

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

was all to the Sharks

was all to the Sharks [Music]

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[Music] that’s one way to defend yourself from a

that’s one way to defend yourself from a

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