Cephalopod Videos

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Octopus
Shy Dumbo Octopus Hides Inside Its Own Tentacles | Nautilus Live

Published on Aug 23, 2015
While diving off the central California coast, the team of E/V Nautilus encountered this Dumbo Octopus (named for its ear flaps) lingering on the sea floor.

 

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Allonautilus and Nautilus (with a Mola Mola photobomb)

https://video-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/h...=2c01205e05824952422e89fc374629d4&oe=55E50D67

 

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SQUID - Walvisteuthis youngorum - NOAA

http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1504/dailyupdates/media/ex1504-squid-0818.html

 

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color changing in squid, octopuses and cuttlefish

 

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Octopus - hummelincki
Nice O. hummelincki in situ video. Note the bright orange arm tips, I have never seen this before.

 

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Octopus - vulgaris
Another great in situ video this one by @Octopoda - check out the ominous shadowing when the octo explores the camera!

 

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Post from director Dan Beers

Published on Sep 30, 2015
Inspired by true events, The Network Diaries: Octopus tells the story of a girl named Olivia, some real life Octopuses and how they saved one another, all thanks to the help of the AT&T Network.

 

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Cuttlefish - MBARI Science Friday video

Published on Jun 20, 2014
http://www.sciencefriday.com
Raising cuttlefish in captivity from helpless eggs to full-grown predators can present daunting challenges for an aquarium. In order to ensure they have cuttlefish to exhibit, the Monterey Bay Aquarium's staff takes extra measures and provides these complex cephalopods a helping hand. Using recycled soda bottles, modified cradles, and deep knowledge of each species' husbandry, 95% of the cuttlefish spawned at Monterey Bay Aquarium survive into adulthood.
Produced by Christian Baker
Music by Audio Network
Additional Footage Provided by the Monterey Bay Aquarium

 

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Octopus - Argonauta (Paper nautilus)

Published on Sep 29, 2015
This group of nautilus was drifting across a high spot off a Channel Island, CA. When the camera got too close, several of them bumped and latched onto the camera. They needed to be peeled off the camera body and returned to the pod.

 

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Squid - Sepioteuthis lessoniana (Big Fin Reef Squid)

Uploaded on Sep 22, 2011
Bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) is probably the best species of squid for display in public aquariums. In 2001, this species suddenly appeared in great numbers around Oahu, Hawaii. Several were collected and brought to the Waikiki Aquarium where they survived to maturity. Their natural life span is one year or less so they grow fast and die. They can be trained to feed on dead fish. Charles Delbeek was the aquarist in charge of this project in 2001.

 

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Octopus - Dofleini and Vulgaris

Octopus Octopus (Narrated by Rod Serling) from the TV series The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau (hopefully these will remain on YouTube). The ending copyright shows 1991 but I believe the converted TV program was recorded much earlier. The full story of the octopus study is recorded in a delightful (and, as is the film, still relevant book, Octopus and Squid, The Soft Intelligence (Copyright 1973) It is out of print but readily available in used form). Both the film and the book are still relevant and worth the time to watch and read.

 

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@Octo Girl 's video of Atlantic Long Arm (mimic of the Atlantic) vs Seaweed

Octo vs. Sargassum! In this video M. defilippi is out and about when a piece of Sargassum (a type of brown alga commonly known as seaweed) floats by and covers up the octopus's hole. Check out how M. defilippi reacts to the Sargassum! Notice the vertical posture M. defilippi does that you may have seen while diving or in other pictures. — at Phil Foster Park at Blue Heron Bridge.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1697339263831181

 

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Octopus - Mating Mimics

Published on Apr 3, 2013
These mimic octopus are known for impersonating other creatures ... this time they are just getting amorous! In this unique video you can see the mating struggle of the mimic octopus and also the hilarious reaction of our underwater cameraman - Christian Loader.

 

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Giant Squid - 2013 Discovery clip

Update 4/2017 I found the full hour and a half video here

 

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Squid - Market Squid Hatching in Juneau, Alaska!

Published on Nov 27, 2015
Research biologists attempted to hatch and culture market squid at NOAA's Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute in Auke Bay, Alaska during the summer and early fall of 2015.