giant pacific Octopus!

Octopus! from Andrew Murgatroyd on Vimeo.

The Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) is one of the most intelligent invertebrates on the planet! They love eating crabs and shrimp which they crush with their beak, the only truly hard part of their bodies. Because they are so soft and smart they ofter escape from captivity. At the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre the newly acquired Octopus somehow escaped from it's tank on the very first night! Luckily it was found before it dried out, and will be returned to the wild in a few months. They use special organs on their skin called chromatophores to change colour and can even make themselves all wrinkly if they want to hide.

Check out this video where a Giant Pacific Octopus wants to play with Asta! Check out how he changes colour