Was it just me or did he go pale when he saw at least some of the images, as if he were trying to blend in with the white background? It's fascinating watching these little creatures. They may be small but they're so smart.

@SoRePeSi

4 жыл бұрын

I saw it too

@rachaelhewlett1534

4 жыл бұрын

All seems cruel to me, it's time the channel was shut down.

@cormorant12

4 жыл бұрын

@@rachaelhewlett1534 Octopuses constantly encounter predators in the wild, if it made an octopus a nervous wreck they would hardly survive for long. He wasn't even chased or approached by any of them. See predator - avoid predator - go on with your life is how animals operate.

@rachaelhewlett1534

4 жыл бұрын

@@cormorant12 Put them back in the wild where they belong instead of getting them to perform mindless tasks in barren tanks for your fun.

@luckyblockyoshi

4 жыл бұрын

@@rachaelhewlett1534 they were born captive, wouldn't survive in the wild. Besides, these tasks are all good for the octopus and they like it too - they need stimuli or they'll literally die of boredom (refuse to eat or even eat themselves) if you care about octopi so much, go help shut down ssoyoung's channel. They're doing ACTUAL animal abuse by torturing and killing live animals.

Humans need markers to remember where they are. I would likely be almost, if not just as, confused if all the walls were that same pasty white, with very little distinction.

@wreckitremy

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same. Took forever to get out of the corn maze I went to in October

@SA-121

4 жыл бұрын

All you need to do with this labyrinth is to turn always left or always right...

@Silver19897

3 жыл бұрын

On its second pass through, the octopus moved fairly quickly until it came upon the pictures. It could be because it was remembering its initial trip.

This is probably really good enrichment for him because avoiding predators to find safety is natural behavior

@telmesomethinidk

6 ай бұрын

i didnt know they had good vision like that

So it was like a horror maze experience for the octopus with all the "predator" images and stuff

@Jekyll_Brownie

4 жыл бұрын

I almost suffucated 😂😂😂 lol poor thing

@rachaelhewlett1534

4 жыл бұрын

Animal cruelty, just set them free or put them in a suitably equipped aquarium and leave them in peace.

@GoingtoHecq

4 жыл бұрын

It's a real hunted house

@wwigo

4 жыл бұрын

Rachael Hewlett octopuses actually enjoy challenges

@rachaelhewlett1534

4 жыл бұрын

@@wwigo How did you determine that?

Hope he/she got some tasty treats after that.

@geohar4292

4 жыл бұрын

Did it ink or poop @3'25" lol LET'S GO PULPO, LET'S GO!

@Rafael-oq9vu

4 жыл бұрын

hope he didn't

@markmcknight2467

4 жыл бұрын

Club Sport Me too! Maybe some delicious 🦀 🐟 🐠!

@serapkaratas2149

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe Fish?

@rynzoku8662

3 жыл бұрын

Rafael bro how come people like you still exist .-.

Maybe thomas wasn't trying to leave the labyrinth the first time he toured. A new place can be exciting.

@rachaelhewlett1534

4 жыл бұрын

Octopods are extremely shy and nervous, I hardly think the animal found it exciting.

@luckyblockyoshi

4 жыл бұрын

@@rachaelhewlett1534 oh, you clearly don't know much about octopuses or worked with them before...

@georgwisniewski4118

4 жыл бұрын

@@rachaelhewlett1534 , it's rather imprecise to make blanket statements regarding octopuses personalities, it has been observed they can have different demeanors, preferences and behaviors from one another - very much like humans have different personalities. Still, several of them have been shown to be playful in the most human sense of the word, like throwing a toy ball around, catching it and throwing it again. While it is not impossible that an octopus could feel nervous in that kind of environment, I hold my doubts that this one did. I don't have much experience interpreting their body-language, much less this one's. Still, I do worry about the ethics of the second stage of this particular experiment.

Guys your effort making that labyrinth was incredible! Thank you for making this things in order to entertain us and show us how amazing octopuses can be

@erinpoulson2032

7 ай бұрын

Um, actually it's pronounced octopi. 🤓

He sees the predators, and is like "I'm a rock, I'm a rock, I'm drifting, drifting...whew!"

First of all, wow. That's amazing. And second, it would be interesting to put him in there a second time, without the photos. He now knows there's a nice dark place to get to, and may have some recollection of the route. Great test of his memory abilities.

What a beautiful creature, oozing around this labyrinth, checking out every single feature with his/her intelligent, curious eyes.

The second time around it seemed to move with a lot more confidence before it got to the pictures, then immediately slowed down and started to camouflage upon noticing a potential predator as it moved out of its line of sight.

The dislike is from the labyrinth

INterresting to note that the octopus left a bit of ink when it lassed the moray eels picture. The only predator it did that to.

@shadycactus6146

4 жыл бұрын

i was wondering what was up with that - i thought maybe he pooped or something lol

That was fantastic! I'm never disappointed with their incredible cleverness. Thomas seems like a particularly charming little chap, too.

You made a haunted house by adding the photos lol

I would try it again but instead of predators, either put photos of corals, or a single color, or something land based, like trees or buildings. This was fascinating to see how he moves from above and with such clarity. I could watch the initial 45 minute test in its entirety. It would be fun to have rocks and things along the way and see how much he ventures out from his nest. What is the height of the maze? Thank you for a wonderful video.

The maze is shaped the words ‘OCTOLABTV’. Nice!

I think he inked a little at that Moray eel picture. Thank you for this.

Poor dear, he kept bumping into the walls!

Can he remember the path without those pictures?

@v3le

4 жыл бұрын

yeah, but he wouldn't want to get his a** out

@HalfShelli

3 жыл бұрын

That’s what I was wondering. Like, maybe remove a few of the pictures at a time? (He’d still have the motivation to finish the maze, because the dark “cave” at the end is, for octopuses, like what a little kid would consider a super awesome fort. But if additional enticements were needed, add a few of his favorite snacks!)

How many times was Thomas put in the maze? In the beginning, did he react to every one of the pictures, avoiding them as expected? If you added a photo of something Thomas likes, would do you think would his reaction be to that photo, versus the others?

@rachaelhewlett1534

4 жыл бұрын

Better still set the animal free instead of constantly getting it to perform mindless tasks for your fun.

@fixt100

4 жыл бұрын

@@rachaelhewlett1534 or educate 6000 people that they may not be food?

@sunnysunchan

4 жыл бұрын

@@rachaelhewlett1534 But octopuses LIKE challenges and stimuli. They get bored and stressed without them.

@rachaelhewlett1534

4 жыл бұрын

@@sunnysunchan How did you determine that?

@sunnysunchan

4 жыл бұрын

@@rachaelhewlett1534 I came to this video after watching Animalogic's video on octopuses and it mentioned that they can get bored. Of course before I commented I made a quick search to cross-check facts just to be sure. And the California Academy of Sciences has a video on KZread talking about enrichment for their aquarium octopuses by using toys and puzzles (also mentioned in a National Geographic article). A Google search also lists multiple articles, including on from Wired.com citing a researcher from Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Those are the more notable sources I could find. I'll post all the links below :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/qYeimaWDYMa0ipc.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZGiNmpetpNvWm7A.html www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/04/150416-octopus-photographer-animal-intelligence-aquarium-ocean-science/ www.wired.com/2016/04/inky-octopus-escape-is-it-ok-to-cage-your-octopus/

He probably thought his entire rogues gallery had placed him in a torture chamber and he narrowly escaped

When he was avoiding the eel he even shot a blob of ink. Awesome.

Very inelegant creatures, but I hope he wasn't too frightened by the experience 🙈🙉🙊

Love watching these intelligent, graceful creatures.

I have a potential video idea here. So I am relatively new to the channel so pls forgive me if you have already tested this out but i have always wondered about the sense of smell of the octopus and haven't seen any tests about it so here goes: Put three cups in the tank with only one containing food, if it goes to the one with the food then you know that there sense of smell isn't just limited to the range of their suction cups. And when you repeat the experiment you could change the colour of the cups so it's isn't just going to the same coloured one. Thx for reading! Oh and great vid as always

@rachaelhewlett1534

4 жыл бұрын

Better still put it in the sea where it belongs.

@jaxonmurtagh3265

4 жыл бұрын

@@rachaelhewlett1534 oxtopuses live much longer when they are not in the wild and don't have to fear death every minute of their ived

@rachaelhewlett1534

4 жыл бұрын

@@jaxonmurtagh3265 How does their longevity in captivity address the point I made that the animals should be set free?

@jaxonmurtagh3265

4 жыл бұрын

@@rachaelhewlett1534 why ask me ask octolab

@rachaelhewlett1534

4 жыл бұрын

@@jaxonmurtagh3265 because you were the one who made the statement.

I wonder if he would remember the path without the pictures...

@UrBaNMCPaladinZ

4 жыл бұрын

no

@AGDinCA

4 жыл бұрын

@@UrBaNMCPaladinZ Oh, has it been tested? I'm not too knowledgeable on cephalopod memory skills.

@UrBaNMCPaladinZ

4 жыл бұрын

@@AGDinCA Never mind, I misinterpreted your question. They tested it without the pictures but you probably ment a second run. My bad

@AGDinCA

4 жыл бұрын

@@UrBaNMCPaladinZ Oh, that's OK. Sometimes it is so difficult to interpret what is actually being said online. Happens to me all the time! Still an interesting question though, right? 😁

This is interesting that the octopuses are figuring out the maze and exploring it out of curiosity.

i never thought one day i'll be passionate by octopus but that's exactly what happened

To everyone worried about the octopus bumping into thing, they do that all the time. They swim backwards so they can't see where they're swimming.

Man, he was terrified of that hammerhead.

It's amazing. Many thanks for the video. ❤️️🐙❤️️🐙❤️️

Oh what fascinating minds octopuses have.

That was amazing! Love how it stopped before the picture to “think” and decided to take the right turn! And your conclusion at the end makes total sense! Thank you for making this cool video!

Didn’t know before now that the giant octopus is a cannibal.

The octopus equivalent of a horror house

That octopus won’t stop bumping his head

He is intelligent more than anyone knows. He is definitely beautiful.

hard to watch when it looks like he's hitting his head on the walls

Surprised he didn't try to go over the walls unless there was a glass ceiling I couldn't see...

This is why I love octopus 😣

What a sweet octolad! SO COOL what they can remember!!!

This is incredible. I love watching intelligent experiments on specific animals and this cured my itch for the night!

Maybe that’s a huge maze or a tiny octopus, or both. Either way, he/she looks tiny! So adorable!❤️🐙

I felt bad that they had to see scary pictures! LOL

I love the way he pauses at certain corners.. Reminds me of playing the original *Legend of Zelda* and looking for hidden walls to bomb for bonus rooms.

It looked like in the beginning he was swimming into the walls. The all white backround had nothing to orientate from. The pictures where points of orientation.

@CuteHalo

4 жыл бұрын

I had the same feeling. It just swam into white walls like it couldn’t see them.

@tomlegat-parker5099

3 жыл бұрын

Octopuses are colourblind

So, it would seem that the next logical step would be to remove the images and see if he remembers the way through. I'd like to know how that went.

Octopus: *Sees pic of moray eel, great white shark, giant pacific octopus* Octopus's ears: *Minecraft cave sound*

That was so cool and he looked so proud of himself after he was done. He definitely lives showing off for the camera doesn't he. Goes to show how intelligent all creatures are in there own way

I'd love to see this done with a few octopuses, to see if they all make it through. I wonder if a cuttlefish could manage this or any of the other experiments? I'm fascinated by cephalopods, they really blow me away.

This is one of my favourite KZread channels EVER !!! Octopuses are just amazing 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

@rachaelhewlett1534

4 жыл бұрын

They are even more amazing in the sea where they belong.

Love watching octolab! Boy I sure hope the little dude got the equivalent of an octosteak for his/her? Gallant efforts! Found it very interesting this was fear driven not reward, would the results differ with food rewards? Pretty obvious fear is a huge motivator!

He was just having a swim at first, enjoying himself!!!

*"His Motivation"..* I, too, yearn to cross the finish line so I can nestle into a dark den and find some peace.

The octopus is such an amazing critter!

Seems like someone got more funding lol

After navigating it once with the horror images, was he able to navigate it again without them? Also, could the horror images be used to communicate yes or no questions?

After watching some videos I can say that I'm in love with this channel!!! I have also noticed that y'all make a lot of videos based on viewer request, so with that being said I was wondering if y'all could do an octopus room tour seeing as y'all have showcased many different octopuses on the channel.

COLEY FOLEY SAYS: THAT'S "VERY INTERESTING, MR. BOND"... HAHAHA!

Octolabyrinth is simply a piece of art...Congrats to its creators!

Where's Hoggle when you need him?

@neuralmute

4 жыл бұрын

Plot twist - David Bowie was hiding under that tarp.

@jodidmorris95

4 жыл бұрын

@@neuralmute If that were so then the octopus would have to fight me to get to him first lol

@Amccordford

4 жыл бұрын

Or the little blue caterpillar!

What if it thought the predators were dead because they weren't moving? Or about to be eaten so it still avoids them, but still. I wanna see a maze with upper and lower level. Great experiment we learn good stuff here

also some things you probably didnt notice. he reacted differently to each of the pictures. like for instance he moved very fast when detecting dolphin in hope they didnt notice, bt moved very slow past the hammerhead because they have serious sensory equipment.

Wow that's is so cool 😄💜

3:23 what was that? Does it eject a bait to distract the predator?

@laneldacaples8070

4 жыл бұрын

Octopoo?

@sklaus4141

4 жыл бұрын

Lanelda Caples octopoo 😂 that word deserves an award 😂😂😂😂😂

@briaharris183

4 жыл бұрын

@@sklaus4141 #listenupwebsterADDOCTOPOO2020

there better be some nice lady octopuss pictures when he finished going past all that horror xP

You should do this one multiple times to see if it remembers and if it wil straight go to the rewarded area maybe a little timer to id love that

It looks so funny to me to see an octopus zooming thru a maze! I love it!! Great video!!

Would be nice if you put a hand model or a banana to the side to know the actual size of the octopus. I would be pretty sure the bigger the octopus the smarter it is?

Maybe some year octopi will evolve to have brakes. It amazes me how often they speed ahead, only to not be able to stop and end up ramming in to walls and surfaces with total abandon..

Make one where there an extra turn in the maze before he sees the pictures, could be interesting

Looks to me like he was just bouncing off the white walls. When he encountered a photo, he knew there was something there and was able to change direction quickly. Otherwise, it was like he was trying to get home through a blizzard. Very interesting though.

Was there a bit of food or some other reason for him to want to complete the maze??? Or were you just scaring the shit out of him - making him think he was gonna be lunch??? Critters can't read minds ya know. 🐙😱🤔

@treborironwolfe978

4 жыл бұрын

He was just seeking a cozy, dark, mancave to relax in.

@TheFirstManticore

3 жыл бұрын

They regularly do "escape" games with the octopuses - put them in something and watch them figure out how to get out. The octopuses seem to like it; they aren't scared or anything. I imagine the idea would be the same with the maze, and if the octopus is used to doing escapes, it will try to escape the maze too, on general principle.

Ears mean sea lion not seal, but same difference to the Octopus. This also made the whole maze fulfill multiple requirements. Study, enrichment, and use of natural behaviours in the face of predators when they could not be harmed in the slightest as they were pictures. But also it allows you to see how the reaction CHANGES depending on if the predator looks like it is looking DOWN or not.

Love the maze, shows how smart the little rascal is truly. Also, I thought the plural for octopus was octopi ! !

Thanks for the exciting experiment! There were thrill moments for sure. How big is this fella? I'm also curious about if she/he counts as big, medium or small octopus in general. And did she/he get a snack in the end?

Octopus are so cool

Gasp! Did he just *fart* in that poor moray eel's face? The audacity! Octopi these days...

What you need is doors. One door has a foe and one has a friend. If the octopus could really discern between the two he would definitely take the rout of the friend.

Association of danger with a photo, once again, seems a indication of high functioning. Cool!! I wonder if they are self aware?

How awesome that the octopus went through this maze in 5 minutes.

Proof that octopuses can read.

i reallly loved this. who would ever thing an octopus was so intellegent. what an amazing Jesus.

so fascinating

3:24 he dropped a deuce so definitely knew to avoid the areas with photos. In 5 minutes WOW. I couldn't have made it out in 30.

was also learning symbology (the images of the predators don't move). And another species symbology at that.

I think it’s nice for him to just be able to swim that great length without running into a wall like he would in a normal tank. A bit more freedom

Octolabyrinth I hope more people appreciate the word play haha

If the the octopus was raised in a lab, would it really know what a predator is?

I love your videos of your sweet little octopuses. Is that his ink at 3:25 ?

awesome job

I was surprised that it reacted to still images. Can they see in color?

@itol2201

4 жыл бұрын

As weird as this sounds, they cannot see color, but they can detect it.

@danielavalsangiacomo6691

3 жыл бұрын

I Tol they got 7 color cones in their eyes, we got 3. They see colors we can not.

That wasn't a seal it was a sea lion. SEals do not have external ears, and sea lions do.

The octopus was paid to do the maze!

Octo vs mirror in every side of aquarium

Your videos are fantastic and I love watching them, but just something to think about, why not put the octopus back into your challenges and see if he remembers how to get out of it? I've seen a few that could have been just by chance and I know these lads are super smart, I'd love to see them take on a challenge they've met before like this maze or the button challenge from a few weeks ago and see if he actually realised the button caused the gate to open and the lights to turn off, just to verify its of his own merit and not by chance, once again seriously interesting videos and I'll be keeping up to date on them, not often someone does what you do!!

He never attempted to crawl over the barriers?

what if … you redrop him in the middle? you switch the pictures around? you remove some pictures? you remove all pictures? … SOOOOO many questions!! … have you tried to find his private diary? maybe he wrote about the experience

These might be supreme alien visitors who were stranded here a million years ago. And you're f@#king with them.. I'm not worried, i called them supreme.