The Love Life of an Octopus

An octopus slithers into a narrow crack near the shore; we see its eye up close. It feeds on a crab. In spring it's time to mate. A male grabs a female; he inserts his third arm in her respiratory cavity. We watch another pair: a larger female is the aggressor here. Mating is repeated over hours and days. The female releases strings of fertilized eggs that hang from the roof of a nest. She guards her spawn for a month, fanning the strings to circulate water for oxygen and cleanliness.

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

14 min

Quality:

HD

Director:

Jean Painlevé, Geneviève Hamon

Release:

1967

Country:

France

IMDb:

6.7