Friday Fun Dive: Thieving Octopus

Living in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, I’ve had a fascination with octopus since it’s just about the coolest thing we see around here with some regularity. Here’s an incredible video of an octopus stealing a divers camera and running off with it.

Photo via Morten Brekkevold

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