My Octopus Teacher
2020 · 1h 25m · Documentary · South Africa, United Kingdom · Rated 0 (DE)
After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.
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animal behaviouranimal intelligenceatlantic oceanbased on true storydivinghuman animal relationshipintelligencemarine lifenature documentaryoctopuspretentioussharksouth africaunderwaterwestern cape
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