When University of Cape Town researchers lowered a specially-designed รขโฌลbaitedรขโฌย camera into False Bay to film life underwater, they had not reckoned on the wiliness of the bayรขโฌโขs octopuses. Not only did one manage to open the bait canister and eat its fill of the pilchards inside, but some of its mates made off with bits of equipment.
UCT research assistant Lauren de Vos said yesterday: รขโฌลWe were flummoxed by how clever they are, smart enough to unclip the bait canister which is not easy, and weรขโฌโขve had several pieces of equipment stolen. Weรขโฌโขve got it all on film.รขโฌย
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Testing, testing … 1,2,3! from Lauren De Vos on Vimeo.
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