Octopus VS Unsolvable Puzzle - Behavior Observation Experiment

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We've all watched in awe as these intelligent invertebrates solved puzzle after puzzle. We're always surprised at how effortlessly they solve almost every challenge we put in from of them. But what if we set up a challenge that is impossible to solve? How will our octopus react to an unsolvable puzzle?
We took some crabs and sealed them in a plexiglass box. We made sure that Michael, our big powerful octopus, would not be able to open the plexiglass container no matter how much force he applied.
We ran this observational experiment for nearly an hour before we gave him his treat. The final 15 minutes were entirely uneventful. Our octopus ignored the box with the crabs after having failed to open it during the first 45 minutes. We wondered if he would also ignore the second box that contained his treat due to the fact that he was unable to open the box with the crabs. He didn't.

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  • @heresmokethis
    @heresmokethis3 жыл бұрын

    It’s not nice to food troll the aliens.

  • @themadgod1830

    @themadgod1830

    3 жыл бұрын

    Underrated comment.

  • @elliot_rat

    @elliot_rat

    3 жыл бұрын

    we do a little trolling

  • @luisamadrigal4919

    @luisamadrigal4919

    2 жыл бұрын

    You mean cousin of aliens meep

  • @uoabigaillevey
    @uoabigaillevey3 жыл бұрын

    LOL that rush/sneak attack at 1:15.. followed by the frustrated color shift at 2:05 Such personality on display here.

  • @GroovlyDo

    @GroovlyDo

    3 жыл бұрын

    And the curled tentacle tips of frustration/pondering/resignation 3:45 poor Occy

  • @danielawilschrey7395

    @danielawilschrey7395

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ganz schlaue Tiere! Mit einer richtigen Persönlichkeit!♡

  • @yyhhttcccyyhhttccc6694

    @yyhhttcccyyhhttccc6694

    Жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @ThindiGee
    @ThindiGee3 жыл бұрын

    I was expecting him to bang the box against the walls of the aquarium in anger.

  • @treborironwolfe978
    @treborironwolfe9783 жыл бұрын

    This is friggin hilarious!! Since he/she couldn't figure out how to open it immediately, he/she instead measured their front door and then measured the box, hoping to hide the box for further examination.

  • @koriw1701
    @koriw17012 жыл бұрын

    It's incredible to see that the octo has only made bite marks around the lid where the box was obviously sealed, rather than the solid sides that came with the box from the factory! Unsettling and sublime place for him to focus his efforts...

  • @jasonblalock4429
    @jasonblalock44293 жыл бұрын

    Man, I kinda feel sorry for the crabs in this test.

  • @MargueriteFairProductions

    @MargueriteFairProductions

    3 жыл бұрын

    Do you feel sorry for the steak on your plate??? LOL

  • @user-bv3yy8sq3f

    @user-bv3yy8sq3f

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MargueriteFairProductions usually cows arent put into air/water tight boxes that are then lifted up and tossed and turned around by a creature 10x bigger than they are

  • @elliot_rat

    @elliot_rat

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MargueriteFairProductions vegan spotted

  • @detrockcity3

    @detrockcity3

    9 ай бұрын

    @@MargueriteFairProductionsyes somewhat. it’s more grateful. so good.

  • @ct.widget2847
    @ct.widget28473 жыл бұрын

    Those crabs must have felt like a scuba diver in a shark cage under attack from a Megalodon! Traumatized!

  • @DaffneyDalilah
    @DaffneyDalilah3 жыл бұрын

    This is one of those times where it would come in handy to be friends with the octopus that imitated a hammer.

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage3 жыл бұрын

    Me trying to get into an old CD wrapper.

  • @Ldybugsrus-Nadine

    @Ldybugsrus-Nadine

    3 жыл бұрын

    LOL YES!! Or a child's new toy at christmas

  • @JustDiane71

    @JustDiane71

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣

  • @JustDiane71

    @JustDiane71

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Ldybugsrus-Nadine 🤣🤣🤣

  • @helgafalckenberg6635

    @helgafalckenberg6635

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me trying to open a jam jar...

  • @KnifeKnut

    @KnifeKnut

    3 жыл бұрын

    One more reason to always carry a knife.

  • @foxfaith24
    @foxfaith243 жыл бұрын

    Pretty much me with a pickle jar. Keep trying buddy.

  • @americanjedi5952
    @americanjedi59523 жыл бұрын

    I believe I heard him cursing ...

  • @karenahmed4722
    @karenahmed47223 жыл бұрын

    Another terrific octovideo starring Michael. I like when he took a mad rush at that box as if to say, "I'm going to do it this time!"

  • @karenahmed4722

    @karenahmed4722

    3 жыл бұрын

    Looks like Michael is giving you the middle tentacle there near the end!

  • @angeliner59

    @angeliner59

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought exactly the same!

  • @stacieball977

    @stacieball977

    3 жыл бұрын

    I know! 😂 He went all Hulk Hogan on it! I died.

  • @JamesMichael333
    @JamesMichael3333 жыл бұрын

    I don’t like that its unsolvable for him to be honest. All puzzles should have a solution even if it’s incredibly difficult. But at least you gave him a shrimp at the end. 👍

  • @mookyo9602

    @mookyo9602

    3 жыл бұрын

    I feel that way with laser pointers for cats. I think it's a cruel game when in the end they can't catch something. So I'm picking up what you're putting down. 😀✌

  • @magicdolphin3090

    @magicdolphin3090

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mookyo9602 how is it cruel?

  • @joesaiditstrue

    @joesaiditstrue

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@magicdolphin3090 because they can't catch the dot. it's only a game for the human, it's more an act of teasing an animal than playing with them

  • @NiRaM94

    @NiRaM94

    3 жыл бұрын

    U cant solve all things in live, Wild octupuses will also have such situations, we all have

  • @mookyo9602

    @mookyo9602

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@joesaiditstrue that's right thank you. Cats are hunters and there is no win in that.

  • @debdrake6786
    @debdrake67863 жыл бұрын

    Octopus says, "Hey, where's that hammer you gave me a couple episodes ago?" Actually, that might be an interesting test - a sealed container and some sort of tool he needs to open it - and see if he can figure it out.

  • @theworldaccordingtokirsch

    @theworldaccordingtokirsch

    2 жыл бұрын

    Just what I was thinking!

  • @Shaden0040
    @Shaden00403 жыл бұрын

    How many octopi do you havein total, and when you showcase one for an experiment can you tell us their names on screen, please? Thanks.

  • @Styles_Breez

    @Styles_Breez

    3 жыл бұрын

    Names are typical in the description.

  • @JDragon272
    @JDragon2723 жыл бұрын

    That Octopus was like... can't get that one opened, and moves away like; "I'm gonna Order some Take-Out".

  • @100amps
    @100amps3 жыл бұрын

    It’s interesting that their eyes never move in their sockets. They don’t look at things per se, they just stare at ..something..

  • @aidanmcferris3004

    @aidanmcferris3004

    3 жыл бұрын

    They move, just not in their socket. That entire area that their eyes are set in moves. It gives the appearance that their "brows" are actually raising and lowering, lending a sort of humanistic expressions thing. You can't always see it, but you can particularly see it when directly behind or in front of them. Take a look at the video at this link...I believe you will get a hilarious perspective of what I mean! kzread.info/dash/bejne/m2d8lcSDp92cZaw.html

  • @lFathomEmotion
    @lFathomEmotion3 жыл бұрын

    I want to know wether the octopus understand bouyancy and gravity and have an idea for an experiment: Take a transparent cylinder, with a hole in the side of it. at the bottom of the cylinder there is floating balls that fit through the hole, on top of them there is a sinking plate, as wide as the inside diametre of the cylinder. On top of the plate is a treat. The octopus mus take the balls out to make the plate sink in order to get to the treat. another idea is to design an expreiment to see if th octopus can balance a scale with weights and/or floats.

  • @JD2jr.

    @JD2jr.

    3 жыл бұрын

    I like it, but I'm guessing the octo would just climb instead of solving the puzzle in the intended way. haha

  • @lFathomEmotion

    @lFathomEmotion

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@JD2jr. Yeah, true. Would have to have a octopus-safe lid on it. But on another note; I would also be curious on how high an octopus could climb :)

  • @johntailby74

    @johntailby74

    Жыл бұрын

    Ravens can put rocks into a tube to psh up the water level until the treat rises high enough to grab. Another channel trained a cuttlefish to wait so it got its favourite food rather than grab the first thing. That’s something most humans can’t do.

  • @sandwitch4300
    @sandwitch43003 жыл бұрын

    Crabs must be like: thank goodness the box doesn't open! 🥺

  • @zenlizard1850
    @zenlizard18503 жыл бұрын

    No tease octopus! Octopus want treat! And man, were those crabs freaking out, too.

  • @jeandiatasmith4512
    @jeandiatasmith45123 жыл бұрын

    I didn't know if I should feel bad for the octopus not being able to get his dinner, or the crabs staring into the belly of the beast not sure if they were going to be dinner. Conflicted!

  • @lauriedmills7581
    @lauriedmills75813 жыл бұрын

    Wow. Incredible power. Michael seemed really ticked off though, determined, frustrated - he's going to get those crabs! Till he gives up. Amazing to watch.

  • @kevinruppe7895
    @kevinruppe78953 жыл бұрын

    He just invented 1000 new ways of opening boxes, hilarious some of the things he tried.

  • @davideggleton5566
    @davideggleton556610 ай бұрын

    Amazing that the octopus was so persistent and creative in it's efforts to open the box -- I actually feel sorry for the octopus -- but a valuable experiment none-the-less

  • @Akuseiko
    @Akuseiko3 жыл бұрын

    Someone needs to send an octopus to space. See how they act without gravity.

  • @Redhunteur2
    @Redhunteur23 жыл бұрын

    Those crabs are totally traumatized after that!

  • @jahcane3711
    @jahcane37113 жыл бұрын

    Hey random thought. we have seen that an Octopus can learn to open boxes from mimicking another Octopus. Can they learn from watching a person in the same way? Can they learn to use a tool? < lock and key maybe?

  • @Sopranohooper

    @Sopranohooper

    2 жыл бұрын

    They can watch a video of a person pulling a pin/pool noodle to open a box, and learn to do it. They've already run that one!

  • @jessicaphoenix8841
    @jessicaphoenix88412 жыл бұрын

    Control Crabs: I'm so glad we're in the control group. Experiment Crabs: The WHAT group?!

  • @zingystardust4082
    @zingystardust40823 жыл бұрын

    He wasn't going to ignore the second box since it was clearly open.

  • @KeKe-bv8qv
    @KeKe-bv8qv3 ай бұрын

    And here I was expecting him to dump it out of his tank in a fit of anger.

  • @PheonixArizen
    @PheonixArizen3 жыл бұрын

    Michael looked a little frustrated and desperate at one point. H'angry Michael !

  • @cassandra5390
    @cassandra53903 жыл бұрын

    The second try was so cute. The stealth attack attempt.

  • @lawrence18uk
    @lawrence18uk3 жыл бұрын

    Since an Octopus's brain is in its arms, Do you think those 8 arms have 8 different personalities? Like, is one the leader? Might 1 be more scared? Hesitant? Curious? Impatient? Angry? Psychologically scarred from a previous bad experience? However you look at things, though, those crabs are going to be suffering from PTSD!

  • @TheBestofJuan

    @TheBestofJuan

    3 жыл бұрын

    2/3 of his neurons lie in his arms but they also has brains as well in their heads. However you're right that each leg essentially all think separately. I don't think each leg has emotional feelings independentally from on another, they all just feel the environment to help the octopus's decision making. I could be wrong tho

  • @lawrence18uk

    @lawrence18uk

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheBestofJuan would be fascinating to try to see whether each arm had its own psychological history... but maybe the arms have no memory. What set me off was wondering what a 'brain' of a re-grown arm might do...

  • @milkyway3455

    @milkyway3455

    3 жыл бұрын

    They might just be like the nervous system in the human body, all communicating in some point (if I’m not wrong that would be the actual brain) so the hole system functions together. In that case I don’t think they would have different personalities in they arms, but may be they have.

  • @yaoxiden219

    @yaoxiden219

    3 жыл бұрын

    Or could one arm have an affair with the other arn?

  • @lawrence18uk

    @lawrence18uk

    3 жыл бұрын

    When I watch them exploring something it is as if all eight Arms have a crowd round the subject and then the whole organism, all eight Arms plus central brain, goes away and goes into a huddle and has a bit of a conference for a few minutes and then comes back. now I know that's a bit anthropocentric but who knows

  • @great-grandmakirk8828
    @great-grandmakirk88283 жыл бұрын

    This octopus looks really big. I’m glad he got to get something anyway.

  • @cassandra5390
    @cassandra53902 жыл бұрын

    You can see his visible frustration in his sudden color and texture changes when he tries to charge the box and is holding onto it trying to figure out what to do. I feel sorry for him. Seems kinda mean.

  • @shintao537
    @shintao5373 жыл бұрын

    I don't know if crabs can normally feel terror or not, but I bet those 3 did.

  • @amanishajay914
    @amanishajay9149 ай бұрын

    He's soon cute and more intelligent than alot of people!

  • @od1452
    @od14523 жыл бұрын

    So now we will see your frustration at being unable to outsmart the octopus .

  • @valeriepagendarm6376
    @valeriepagendarm63763 жыл бұрын

    Shhhh. If you listen closely, you can hear the rare sound of crab laughter.

  • @christianpackard8674
    @christianpackard86743 жыл бұрын

    whats funny to me is the color of the octopus when demonstrating emotion of frustration. I find it fascinating that's its a red'ish or darker hue which is also the same color of anger despair or frustration represented in human culture.

  • @jasonglaser825
    @jasonglaser8252 жыл бұрын

    I really wonder if there were beak marks on that box from the octopus trying to crack it like the crabs inside lol.

  • @jeffjames4064
    @jeffjames40643 жыл бұрын

    He's going into his house to invent a laser to open the box and then turn it on his tormentors.

  • @ginevragali2981
    @ginevragali29813 жыл бұрын

    Awww...you’re just gonna make him 😡 angry! Fun to watch, tho! 🙂

  • @tchrav
    @tchrav3 жыл бұрын

    Ppl sayin they feel bad for crabs is stupid, nothing different then feeding mice to a snake, plus crabs r straight up like dumb as shit

  • @y_fam_goeglyd
    @y_fam_goeglyd3 жыл бұрын

    Those poor crabs! They must have been terrified. He definitely got the hump about not being able to open it :D Though he was definitely happier about the last one. I'm glad you changed the contents though!

  • @user-xb7dp4vu3r

    @user-xb7dp4vu3r

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's cruel

  • @NeKoJaY09
    @NeKoJaY093 жыл бұрын

    Octopus: *UNLEASH PURPLE SUPER CHARGE!*

  • @lortanders861
    @lortanders8613 жыл бұрын

    He snuck up on the box lol

  • @KeKe-bv8qv
    @KeKe-bv8qv3 ай бұрын

    2:02 the skin texture change here looks like the octopus equivalent of swearing XD

  • @russbaker672
    @russbaker6722 жыл бұрын

    Octo-jazz played on 8 string guitars with congos and drums.

  • @francoisehembert3243
    @francoisehembert32433 жыл бұрын

    Just discovered your channel. Love it and subscribed. Always happy to learn.

  • @jimatmile56
    @jimatmile563 жыл бұрын

    That's got to be a freaking experience for the crabs. I wonder if the octopus tried using its beak or radula to open it.

  • @hsslay3237
    @hsslay32373 жыл бұрын

    This just looks like two mma fighters starting the fight and then they go back to the corner to get some water or get some advice from coatch

  • @heatherhanson4029
    @heatherhanson40293 жыл бұрын

    The frustration is palpable!

  • @demariejones3438
    @demariejones34383 жыл бұрын

    The most terrified crabs ever... Next time my chance you can put a camera in the box so we can see what it looks like from that view point?

  • @trindalas

    @trindalas

    3 жыл бұрын

    Have you seen pirates of the Caribbean? I imagine it’s a bit like the kraken to the pirates…

  • @BiddyLamb
    @BiddyLamb7 ай бұрын

    Love these videos!

  • @houseofcards2
    @houseofcards23 жыл бұрын

    love this little Cephalopoda!!!!!!

  • @natascharank5604
    @natascharank5604 Жыл бұрын

    This is the best thing I have seen in years! Is this channel still operated? Would be a shame if it wasn't 😳

  • @jsan3743
    @jsan37432 жыл бұрын

    I kept wanting the octocutie to carry it up high and try throwing it down to smash it

  • @ldnc94
    @ldnc943 жыл бұрын

    At 1:44 proceding to ask "Human, are you high?"

  • @goldenratio2329
    @goldenratio23293 жыл бұрын

    This is exactly how I feel inside myself when I am trying to figure out how to resolve an issue))

  • @Liz_678
    @Liz_6783 жыл бұрын

    Wow. Determined to get that box opened.

  • @Henry-fx4yk
    @Henry-fx4yk3 жыл бұрын

    Is that the first challenge that had no solution?

  • @wasabiginger6993
    @wasabiginger69933 жыл бұрын

    what a magnificent being! ... offered up mission impossible .... had captions come up you might not wish to hear ... 😂

  • @martinavancakova
    @martinavancakova9 ай бұрын

    Oh, poor crabs... I felt sorry for them. You shouldn't use a live prey...

  • @REDDSQUAW
    @REDDSQUAW3 жыл бұрын

    This is off subject but I just finished watching 🐙MY OCTOPUS TEACHER🐙 I couldn't hold my tears of awe and appreciation back..... My dearest octopi octopuses... Thank you for reminding me to take my time and enjoy what is around me..🐙💋💨💨 my tears are for your beauty..

  • @jenniferloving9054
    @jenniferloving90543 жыл бұрын

    These creatures are amazing!

  • @bazza945
    @bazza9453 жыл бұрын

    Hmmm, that box was filling with crab crap.

  • @JustDiane71
    @JustDiane713 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Amazing!

  • @nkf83
    @nkf833 жыл бұрын

    You try put 20 crabs in a big box. Let’s see how he react

  • @summerlewis7194
    @summerlewis71943 жыл бұрын

    Literally me trying to open a big pickle jar

  • @mikyio27
    @mikyio273 жыл бұрын

    Did anyone notice if the puzzle is unsolvable how did they put the crabs in there?

  • @metalashes7050
    @metalashes70503 жыл бұрын

    Its interesting that he doesn't quickly launch himself at the crabs beak first like he did in the video with the fake crab on the screen. He approaches it much slower and often even goes tentacles first.

  • @tasha3762
    @tasha37623 жыл бұрын

    He is like a fool , her color changes I love it , he so intelligent and amazing

  • @techgirl517
    @techgirl5173 жыл бұрын

    How i can say awesome and octopus together? *OCTOSOME* 🐙

  • @KNGexp
    @KNGexp3 жыл бұрын

    Whose in the exhibit? Is it the Crabs or the Octopus?

  • @reekhavoc2932
    @reekhavoc2932 Жыл бұрын

    1:17 step back, analyze...attack!

  • @austinwagner3231
    @austinwagner32313 жыл бұрын

    New to the channel, do you ever put octopi in the same scenarios they have already faced? Do they learn how to beat challenges long term, or once they solve a problem they forget everything they just did? I've seen experiments with mice where the first time they take a while to solve a problem, but the next day they do it in a fraction of the time.

  • @alvishui7787
    @alvishui77873 жыл бұрын

    Octopus be like: THAT THING MUST BE ALIVE! ILL CRUSH IT TO DEATH!

  • @susiesweet8003
    @susiesweet80032 жыл бұрын

    What's your music source for your videos?? I love it. 🥰

  • @peterdupont7559
    @peterdupont75592 жыл бұрын

    Do you have a link to the music - fab guitarist. AND I love your videos.

  • @merrymack2926
    @merrymack29266 ай бұрын

    Exquisite and fascinating 🎶

  • @brookejackson9600
    @brookejackson96002 жыл бұрын

    Why did you switch boxes. There was a shrimp or something in the second box. Was this box not as hard to open? So that he could be rewarded after trying so hard and failing with the crab box?

  • @aftermax01
    @aftermax013 жыл бұрын

    Actually... How did YOU get the fish in there? 😂😂😂

  • @Rimuru145
    @Rimuru1457 ай бұрын

    I love your vids on your octopus pet video

  • @elijahglasser1421
    @elijahglasser14213 ай бұрын

    Very famous octopus

  • @endel12
    @endel123 жыл бұрын

    How did you get the crabs out after the experiment?

  • @heresmokethis

    @heresmokethis

    3 жыл бұрын

    If the box does not open, I’m more curious as to how they got them in...

  • @annehaight9963

    @annehaight9963

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@heresmokethis Probably some kind of strong epoxy glue. They would be able to cut the box open later.

  • @ravenmorrigana1093
    @ravenmorrigana10933 жыл бұрын

    I'm intrigued that he seems to always hide his treats when he gets them (at least in the few videos I've watched). Is it like a snake, and he's hiding the vulnerable moment? Or are the suckers right there at the base that much more dexterous than the others?

  • @Kell_M
    @Kell_M3 жыл бұрын

    Shame, that's nasty.. Hope you gave him an extra tasty treat after this..

  • @sierrahestum8007
    @sierrahestum80073 жыл бұрын

    Go Michael! 🐙

  • @staceygarrett4998
    @staceygarrett49983 жыл бұрын

    So you lock him in a box and watch him freak out and then lock food in a box and watch him freak out. What result could you ever be expecting? If I do the same to you it would be the same result

  • @magicdolphin3090

    @magicdolphin3090

    3 жыл бұрын

    What you should be focusing on is the animals who are actually being mistreated.

  • @staceygarrett4998

    @staceygarrett4998

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@magicdolphin3090 That's vague.

  • @brigittedavies6864
    @brigittedavies686410 ай бұрын

    He is too cute!!

  • @wesley2508
    @wesley25083 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if he would have opened it with access to tools like a rock or sharp edge

  • @Callmeldw3131
    @Callmeldw31313 жыл бұрын

    He’s so mad just his body language is saying he’s stressed and really tryin to figure this out ... they don’t easily give up I see ... 👀

  • @ferreiramaurice7458
    @ferreiramaurice745811 ай бұрын

    It uses its beak to open it..i can see all the bite scratches there. I wonder if that pisses it.

  • @loricerny5922
    @loricerny59223 жыл бұрын

    Okay, but what happened to the crabs?

  • @LennyPayne-iz8lc
    @LennyPayne-iz8lc9 ай бұрын

    Why did Octo TV stop uploading?

  • @pglen6042
    @pglen60423 жыл бұрын

    Doesn't give up!

  • @johncameron4194
    @johncameron41943 жыл бұрын

    Then how did they get in there?

  • @alanmustarde
    @alanmustarde2 жыл бұрын

    Wot did the crab do to deserve this?

  • @mookyo9602
    @mookyo96023 жыл бұрын

    Dagnabbit the unfairness of it all! Here let me try this approach now I'll try this approach now I'm just going to attack the heck out of it! I'll work on this in my crib.....dang won't fit.... I'm going to act like I didn't want it anyway.....😝🐙✌

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