Octo camouflage video, real?

[airforcelush]

It looks fake to me, cause this thing literal completely disappears. First time I watched it I thought to myself "No freak'n way". What do all you experts think?

http://unoriginal.co.uk/footage33_2.html

 

[SeanT]

I say fake.
I watched it over and over and though I believe Octopi have remarkable cammouflage skills I don't know of any that can transport to an area they were not previously occupying.
jmo,
Sean

 

[Gonodactylus]

It is real. I know the photographer.

Roy

 

[hogpark7430]

real

 

[airforcelush]

Any clue then as to what kind of octo it is?

 

[SeanT]

I stand corrected about the tape's validity.
I must add that since this is real...WAY COOL!

 

[Absint Reefer]

real very cool video

 

[Nuhtty]

wow...makes me want to ditch the picasso trigger idea and get an octo in my 65

 

[browardreefer]

real just look at the way the rest of the "rock" is swaying compatred tot he octo movment

 

[fragn'stein]

That has got to be the coolest thing I have ever seen.

 

[Gonodactylus]

Looks like Octopus vulgarus from the Caribbean.

Roy

 

[SaltyPugs]

real....and amazing!!!

 

[cirri]

that is definately real

 

[wizklaudia]

Yeah... and awesome.
wow imagine looking for one of those. you could never find it

 

[SurfinJK92]

I need to get an octo...my 8th fish tank

 

[dj synystr]

thats REAL! i have seen this one before along with others. octo's rely on camoflage for hunting and surving. and plus why would someone take the time to make a fake 48 second video of an octo?

 

[staticxtreme]

absolutly incredible.....How the heck did the camera man know it was there in the first place?

 

[Gonodactylus]

He watched it settle and assume the protective coloration, then slowly approached to flush it.

 

[Hockeyben51]

REAL REAL REAL oly did watching it in reverse did i believe it.

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

Definitely real. Cuttlefish definitely can change color that fast. Better yet, a peacock flounder can change a variety of colors. Even close to a checker board pattern. And the mimic octopus is a sight to see as well.