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Top Marine Predator: Shark versus Octopus

Topic Categories: FishInvertebratesStreaming videos
Posted on: May 12, 2007 5:05 PM, by "GrrlScientist"

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This video, courtesy of the Seattle Aquarium, shows what happened after the keepers moved a giant octopus into an aquarium containing five-foot sharks. In short; octopus and sharks do not get along with each other [2:02]


Giant octopus vs shark

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1

Powned!

Posted by: Harry | May 12, 2007 7:45 PM

2

Has PZ seen this yet?

Posted by: JStubbs | May 12, 2007 8:22 PM

3

They were 4 foot sharks. It's kind of hard to call them top predator anyway.

I'd have to also say that the shark was not expecting to be attacked. It probably died of suffocation.

Cool vid anyway though.

Posted by: Carl | May 13, 2007 1:05 AM

4

very informative

Posted by: Dr.Srivalson Vasudevan.K. | May 13, 2007 8:53 AM

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i don't know for sure that PZ has seen this, but i'd bet he has.

Posted by: "GrrlScientist" | May 13, 2007 5:27 PM

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