Video of a giant Kraken Octopus in B.C. Goes viral on social media
On social media, a viral video has been shared of what appears like a large Pacific octopus in British Columbia.
Brooke Sattar from Port Alberni (B.C.) shared a clip of an octopus on TikTok, where millions have since seen it.
“Today’s catch caught our attention! After a while, the octopus let go of its grip and began to swim back down. It was the most beautiful sight I have ever witnessed. Sattar captioned her photo with #pacificoctopus
Sattar told CTV News She was last week with her family, placing prawn traps in the Alberni Inlet on Vancouver Island.
After reaching for one of the traps the octopus was still clinging to the cage, its arms wrapped around it. Sattar said that the octopus held its position for two or three more minutes before it began to swim away.
Sattar said, “I grew out there and I have never seen an octopus grab onto a prawntrap.” said. It was amazing.
You can hear the family screaming with excitement after seeing their animal in the video.
“Wow! Take a look at this! A man said it, and a woman replied, “You’re kidding!” This is so big!
The video was viewed more than 37.2 Million times on TikTok by Saturday afternoon. It has been liked more than two million times and received over 15,000 comments.
Tiktok users shared amazement at the octopus and some shared their horror.
One user wrote, “That’s the Kraken right there,”
Another shared: “100% reason I don’t want to go in the ocean.”
“People are just casually laughing at a kraken,” said someone.
“That octopus looks huge!” Another person added.
One person exclaimed, “Why am I so scared by that?”
“The people who claim it’s a Kraken, when it’s Cthulhu …” another individual said.
A British Columbia woman shared the same November date with another woman. stunning video Her encounter with an Octopus in the Salish Sea
Andrea Humphreys was a Campbell River high school teacher. Although she had been diving for 12+years, this was the first time that an octopus approached her and gave her a hug. It stayed.
“It was crawling on my camera, crawling onto my lips, and giving me a hug. These huge tentacles were up over my face and mask,” Humphreys told The GuardianIt spent nearly an entire hour within her reach, she said. “Even though I tried to back away, the octopus kept coming towards my face no matter what. It was so inspiring and amazing.”