Octopus Houdini: Escaping a Boat Through a Tiny Hole

If you think octopuses are amazing, you’ll be blown away by this video. It shows a giant Pacific octopus escaping from a boat through an unbelievably small hole. The video was filmed by Chance Miller near the Chiswell Islands in Alaska.

The octopus was able to do this because it has no bones. The only hard part of its body is its beak, which is located at the base of its arms. If the beak can fit through a hole, so can the rest of the octopus. This allows the octopus to squeeze through cracks and crevices that would seem impossible for such a large animal.

The video shows the intelligence and adaptability of octopuses, which are considered to be among the most clever invertebrates. Octopuses can also change their color and texture to blend in with their surroundings, use tools to solve problems, and even play with objects.

In fact, they can change their looks so well that they can look like some other animal!

And to illustrate their problem solving and tool using skills: recently, an octopus called Inky broke free from New Zealand National Aquarium by removing the lid of his tank, crawling across the floor, squeezing himself into a narrow pipe, and escaping into the ocean. Read his story here.

Octopuses are truly amazing! They have also recently been recognized as sentient beings for the first time.

They deserve it too, as all animals do!