in all honesty this is the most unreal, surreal, unimaginably magical thing i’ve ever seen in my life. they make sounds and i never knew. these things are gigantic. i’m so awed.
i make that noise when i want food too
are they really making those little subtle mooing sounds!?! Wtf!?? This is news to me but maybe the sound of them breathing out their gills in water that shallow??
Turn on the sound, for the love of God TURN ON THE SOUND
A local fisherman has pulled up three Curled Octopuses off Jersey’s West Coast, an occurrence that is “very unusual and rare”. The above video has been posted on Facebook and raised quite a success [source].
The curled octopus is named after the way it curls up its arms. As other octopus, it is quite intelligent and able to recognize us (it will closely observe divers from a distance).
The curly octopus is red/orange, but it can change color and expand when it is frightened. You may have seen many pictures of it without knowing. As an example, this is how it usually looks:
