Octopus Intelligence Experiment Takes an Unexpected Turn
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Published 2019-05-27
The only way he can access his food is to unscrew the top of the bottle. He was able to find another way into the bottle that was not foreseen by his handlers.
It’s always fun when an experiment takes a turn we did not expect.
In order to understand the force applied to pop off the white top, we tried to replicate this ourselves. We were able to pop the top off outside of the tank, but when the bottle was inside the tank, we were unable to duplicate what the octopus did. We applied a tremendous amount of force and we were still unable to do what he did inside the water.
All Comments (21)
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Scientists: Unscrew it Octopus: Screw you breaks it
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Dr. Octopus publishes scholarly peer reviewed paper titled “Humans Not As Smart As We Thought.”
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I love how octopuses think it over and re-strategize. The sure sign of intelligence.
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This Octopus was smart enough to realise a dumb move would work just fine.
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This octopus: "If your problem can't be solved with force, that's because you aren't using enough of it."
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"Society wants me to twist the the top off, but I'm having none of it." --- Rebel Without A Bone
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Give these little guys a 30-year lifespan and they'll take over the world.
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pisses me off to an unbelievable extent when I see people ordering octopus at a restaurant, these creatures are incredible in so many ways.
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“He takes a step back and analyzed the situation for 5 mins” Also me when trying to open a jar
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I liked the part where the octopus stole the researcher’s credit card and ordered more fish from Amazon.
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A man once said 'the reason humanity rules the surface is because octopi can't survive on dry land'. With videos like this, I believe him.
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The way he fell back and pounced his head! 😄 too cute!
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Scientist: He has to unscrew the bottle, that's the only way The Wise Octopus: There is another
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"ARE YOU ENTERTAINED? IS THIS WHAT YOU WANTED?" - Maximus Octopus Brutius
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The octopus looks pissed at the end. He looks like he's staring at the observers and thinking "was it really necessary to make me go through that in order to eat? Am I here for your amusement? Do I amuse you"?
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Octolab, please consider putting a running timer on the screen - it would be interesting to know how much time is passing as he’s figuring things out
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I like to imagine the Octopus cussing violently during this entire scenario.
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Most octopuses: Sorcerer-rogue, high int. score, stealthy This octopus: BARBARIAN
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The ending makes me happy.... Him just sitting there, happily munching his treat and peering back at us through the glass as if to say... "What's next?" 🤭🤭🤭
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I just love these brilliant creatures! While i was at a local Sea Life Centre, here in UK, there was a huge open pool, with various compatible species inside & you were allowed to dip your hand in & " pet" the fish Many were so used to this & enjoyed it too, that when you approached they would hurry to the side & await your caress, the Skate & small Rays in particular were super friendly When i 1st visited, an Octopus came to me, i stroked it, played with it & talked to it, leaning forward & as close as i could. I just knew it enjoyed our contact. As i walked around the pool, it followed me & bobbed about waving its tentacles so i had to keep going over to it & it would push other creatures out of the way to garner my full attention. I went to different sea life displays, then to the cafe for lunch, a few hours later & as soon as i walked back into the pool area, my Octopus zoomed over. About 4 wks later i returned with my then young daughter & that time taking 2 of her friends with us. Never thinking my Octapus buddy would remember me, as i walked in, he/she was there at the edge waiting for me. As soon as i put my hand in, its tentacles explored my hands, fingers, wrist, forearm, it was a really pleasant sensation. I spent ages talking to it & petting it. I think for almost a whole year i kept making excuses to go back to the centre to see my Pal & sure enough, it would be waiting. One of the Aquarium staff told me they do pick out certain people, both male & female, young & old, they have no preference but seem to Know Somehow that a human is receptive!! I left it a while because of commitments & sadly when i returned, i found out my pal Had been sent to another Sealife centre because it was so friendly & they wanted to encourage Disabled children to interact with it & those kids with learning problems. However i have some lovely photos i was allowed to take & they are a precious reminder of my little 8 legged friend which i named Eddie.. 🐙 Peace 🇬🇧👧
