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World Service,3 mins

A unique friendship between a conservationist and an octopus

Focus on Africa

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'My Octopus Teacher' is a nature documentary which follows how South African conservationist Craig Foster developed a unique friendship with an octopus. The film showcases the delicate ecosystem that lies beneath the waves in The Great African Sea Forest for the very first time. The fascinating, true story of their friendship includes magnificent underwater footage, which has been developed into an award-winning nature documentary as Mohammed Allie reports from Cape Town. (Photo: My Octopus Teacher poster. Credit: BY TOM FOSTER /SEA CHANGE PROJECT)

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