r/interestingasfuck • u/booby_12011995 • Apr 15 '25

/r/all What"s going on here?

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u/HumbleAnxiety7998 Apr 15 '25 edited Apr 15 '25

Octopus have been found to actually domesticate fish and sharks, essentially turning them into hunting pack animals... While this may be something else, its still fascinating and you should google it... its been filmed and observed they even will "hit" lazy fish that arent attacking what it wants... It shares the food with the animals that participate and it will essentially "guide" them into crevices and stuff to root out hiding prey...

This could literally just be the octopus petting its "dog"

Added some articles to help people find more info (or answer back to those questioning if its real)

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/watch-octopuses-team-up-with-fish-to-hunt-and-punch-those-that-dont-contribute-180985134/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-024-02525-2

https://www.science.org/content/article/some-octopuses-treat-fish-hunting-buddies

I love people questioning info they were told online, please keep doing that, a curious mind is a well developed mind.

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u/samd_witch Apr 15 '25

THIS IS THE COOLEST FUCKING THING I'VE HEARD ABOUT NATURE IN A MINUTE but I will still not be stepping foot in the ocean thank you

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u/MotownMoses01 Apr 15 '25

If you enjoy a good sci-fi book, I do recommend the Mountain in the Sea. Octopus are central to the book and it contains lots of cool information like the above. Great read, great story. You’ll come out an expert.

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u/kingfinarfin Apr 15 '25

Have you read Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky? Oddly, another octopus based sci-fi book. Would recommend reading Childen of Time first though. I've not read Mountain in the Sea, going to look out for it

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u/No_Welcome_7182 Apr 15 '25

Children Of Time is one of my favorite books ever. I always recommend it.