AFP News Agency
VOICED: Rio's wild islands get reserve status
VOICED: Rio's wild islands get reserve status
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : South Korea: big breakdance competition held in Seoul
CLEAN : South Korea: big breakdance competition held in Seoul
Curated OER
Shark vs. Octopus
A spiny dogfish shark takes its chance at capturing a giant pacific octopus. Although octopus isn't the shark's usual meal and octopi don't usually fight with sharks, this video's ending is quite surprising. Watch to find out why!
Curated OER
Giant Pacific Octopus
Discovery News introduces viewers to the Giant Pacific Octopus. It has no bones and is pure muscle with very powerful suction cups. Learn more about this curious animal in this three minute video clip.
Science for Kids
Science Kids: Animal Videos: Giant Octopus Video
BBC video showing a reporter being encircled by the tentacles of a curious giant octopus. Narrator explains how the octopus's poor circulation requires it to live deep in frigid ocean waters, where there is more oxygen. (2 min. 24 sec.)
PBS
Pbs: Nova: How Smart Are Animals?
Learn about animal behavior, communication, and intelligence by taking a look at separate case studies of a dolphin, an octopus, a dog, and a parrot. [55:13]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Talks: David Gallo: Underwater Astonishments
Enter the depths of the ocean to see actual footage of several amazing sea creatures, and witness animal survival behaviors unseen by casual observers. [5:25]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Biology: Simple Animals: Sponges, Jellies, & Octopuses
Hank introduces us to the least complex animals: beginning with sponges and finishing with the most complex molluscs, octopuses, and squid. We differentiate them by the number of tissue layers they have and by the complexity of those...
Sea Studios Foundation
Shape of Life: Molluscs: Blue Ringed Octopus Warning Coloration
Did you know that a blue-ringed octopus has bright blue ring patterning on its body that it flashes to warn off predators? View this video showing how the octopus warns about its very poisonous venom. [0:59]
California Academy of Sciences
California Academy of Sciences: Octopus Tool Use
The octopus is widely regarded as the world's smartest invertebrate. Get insight into a new study which provides evidence for that claim. [1:13]
Other
You Tube: Sea Animals
An educational science lesson with rare video of amazing sea animals. Kids learn interesting facts about penguins, giant octopus, sea horses, sharks, and many more ocean animals and will enjoy looking at real live animals in their...
Crash Course
Crash Course Biology #22: Simple Animals Sponges, Jellies & Octopuses
Hank introduces us to the "simplest" of the animals, complexity-wise: beginning with sponges (whose very inclusion in the list as "animals" has been called into question because they are so simple) and finishing with the most complex...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Where's the Octopus
A movie following the research of Roger Hanlon on cephalopods and their ability to use camouflage. Learn about a cephalopods ability not only to change their coloring but also their skin texture. Roger Hanlon explains his research and...
Sea Studios Foundation
Shape of Life: Molluscs: Octopus Camouflage
Octopuses have no shell to hide in, so camouflage is their defense. In this video you will see one rapidly changing its color and texture. [2:14]
Sea Studios Foundation
Shape of Life: Molluscs: Octopus Catching Crab
Do you know how an octopus catches its prey? Watch this video as an octopus chases and catches a crab using its eight arms to subdue its prey. [1:01]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Squid, Octopus, Cuttlefish: Masters of Camouflage
In less than a second, cephalopods can change the color, pattern and shape of their skin.
California Academy of Sciences
California Academy of Sciences: Mimic Octopus
This special octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) mimics other marine animals as a form of defense. How did it evolve to do this? [2:15]
California Academy of Sciences
Ca Academy of Sciences: Giant Pacific Octopus
Our biologist, Nancy Levine, provides a close-up encounter with our giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). [0:24]
California Academy of Sciences
Ca Academy of Sciences: Caribbean Octopus Vulgaris Hatchlings
Shortly after being put on exhibit at the Academy, this Caribbean Octopus vulgaris took up residence inside a glass bottle, on full view for adoring fans. Just as quickly, it moved back under a rock and started denning, and laying eggs....
PBS
Pbs: Nova: How Smart Is an Octopus?
Video segment about octopus intelligence and their unusual behaviors. [9:58]