Mother octopus makes the ultimate sacrifice for her babies 

Omg that's so sad

@@lizzies9307 Actually the dads die after mating.

@@wyheadintx not after mating but after a few months

EunYong Actually some male octopuses are killed by the female right after mating.

@@christopherparent4875 no that is not true

Now let's eat more octopus.... Sigh

No

Đó là sự lựa chọn của người mẹ nuôi con bằng cả trái tim ❤️💓 chịu hy sinh vì con cái đến khi bỏ mạng vì con cái

To every single one, rest in peace.......

@@neilkadakia6204 I don't eat octopuses, whales, or pigs lol. I do eat chicken, beef, and fish though

Actually this isn't selfless behaviour, which would be a conscious decision. It's instinctual behaviour imprinted in her DNA. She has no other choice and doesn't really acknowlede/forsee the consequences of her deed.

chinese and korean vlog they eat baby octupos.

@@Gaia_Seraphina she is tho. Their instinct is to protect her den and wait for her babies to hatch, but she is also intelligent enough to know what's happening, she knows her instinct is to wait there until her death but at the same time she acknowledges the fact that she only breeds once, and this moment where she has laid her eggs, is the beginning of the end for her. So it's kind of a mix of instict and concious decision, because the ictopuses who are stong enough willpower to override those instinct and live their life won't have offspring to carry on heir genes, hence why they conciously follow their instinct knowing they will die by the time their babies hatch

@@Gaia_Seraphina * eye roll

@@erismana2105 Roll your eyes all you want ... untill they fall out of the sockets. Won't change biological facts.

Octo dad too😩

Her goal is passing the estafet to the next generation

So deep 😭. It feels like an eternity without mum😢

That's what humanity is all about preserving human generation so that it lives on for as long as it took.

Why didn't the camera man feed the octopus some crabs and fish?? Duhhh! Feed that octopus mom!

@@jeffjohnson5053 it's just the natural process of octopuses. She would not have eaten the food either way

Me too.😔

Ivana B Same. I cried 😭

Don't wanna burst your bubble, but this has nothing to do with maternal instinct per-se, but it's simply the most effective way for specific species to ensure the survival of as many of their young as possible. In this case, Octopus (and other cefalopodes) do this because of their short lifespans and other metabolic changes they suffer, so they have to go through this in order to ensure the survival of their line. What we perceive as maternal instinct we do so because it is the way we are genetically wired to feel towards our young, but it's not some naturally universal feeling. Sea turtles for example, have no maternal instinct yet they do the best possible for their generation to survive. Different circumstances develop different means for reproduction and for helping the next generation. Some animals find it more advantageous to simply let their young die in the face of danger, as it is much more valuable to have a mature fertile specimen survive than an infant one. If the Infant one dies, then the fertile one can simply escape and have more offspring, but if the fertile one dies, then not only it will have no more chances to reproduce, but the infant will die aswell due to no longer being under the care of the adult, so in some cases, parental instincts would be detrimental.

@@acvaticlifE eh

@@acvaticlifE ehh, not to burst your bubble but... the animals doing what is the effective way of ensuring their young lasts and reproduce, no matter how cruel or nice the method seems, is referred to as parental instincts

@@user-gj7mz7ej5l Do not mistake parental instinct with survival of the next generation. It's not the same thing at all in biology. Parental instinct is a term used to define species that have the instinct to care for their young and fight for them, even if it means losing their own lives. Survival of the next generation can mean anything and can be an extreme opposite of parental instinct. Broadcast spawners for example, are the type that do everything to ensure a next generation, but have no parental instinct. What I am trying to say, is that Parental instict is one of the means used by species to ensure the survival of the next generation, but it's only one spectrum of the whole thing... Read up on K-selection and R-selection to understand more of what I am trying to say.

Most bbc marine films come from random people or campanies that have good enough footage of whatever animals they want . Not exactly always deep under

Hmmmm, maybe not later to enough

Yep

Why didn't the cameraman feed the octopus mom? Give it some fish and crabs!!

​@@jeffjohnson5053 Her.

After they breed they release a chemical that ends the digestion process, if they eat after they’ll die faster as food will sit rotting in their stomach.

There have been indeed try outs of breeding and they tried to feed female Octopus while they were taking care of their eggs, but it was unsuccessful since she is so focus on her auto assigned task. Also, there are studies showing that some* abilities or behavior or "knowledge" is passed on but in a genetic way so the animals know "what to do" in their life. I'd like to recommend you the Netflix documentary My octopus friend, I think you will find it entertaining (:

Thank God that they don’t pass on their “knowledge” - we already know where that kind of behavior leads - just read the news nowadays! 😅

You’re a weirdo.

@@Layla-in3fm LMAOO I was gonna say "oh that's so sad" until I read your comment 😭

Bro imma cry

Yeah.. your lucky... most cant now, due to the covid epidemic

Some mothers are jerks like the crabs, once their eggs hatch they eat their babies.🤦

@@lymf9157 lol or like mine. Did you know it is more likely for a mother to hurt her offspring then the father.

🙂🙂🙂

@Red Divinity God bless u

You don't need to boycott plastics, just fund STEM education and recycling plants in order to keep them from being dumped and developing safer, biodegradable plastics.

if humans are not caring of ourself, they will be even more callous to those from other species

@Red Divinity Our body our choice. Don't call them babies because they're not. They're unborn fetuses.

It shows you have beautiful heart

Sandeep k YES, I cried. It was beautiful 💖

YEs, see how the guy treats his 'friend octopus' - letting a shark eat her arm. Gross.

@@mybestideas1 what’s he supposed to do? Jump in front of her and save her?? Lmao just shut up

They must be delicious. Though I am not a fan of seafood. Though salmon slaps.

Better go tell those octopus-eaters in Japan what you think of them.

And kissed by youtubers

😭

or be eaten by other natural predators in the ocean. Predator and prey. It's just the circle of life.

😂😂this made me laugh its like a story

What the hell 🤣🤣🤣

The male Pacific Octopus dies within a few months of mating, so technically, the hatchlings are orphans...

Wth

doesn't the dad find like, die after a few months from mating?

She doesn't "love" her children. She is only protecting them because of her instincts.

@@JJM8043 actually octópodes are incredibly smart( as a dog) and it’s probably not only instinct. Also if your using that argument then humans only love their children because it’s instinct.

@@macaronipartynaptime It literally is because of instincts. Intelligence has nothing to do with it.

Watch My Octopus Teacher, You'll love it!

Probably serves an evolutionary advantage

Scorpion mothers eat their mates and babies

No. She will refuse to eat anything.

You talking to yourself?

I'm high as fk and watching this. After reading how male octopuses rip off their penis and die too