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PHOTOS: Octopus steals camera, snaps photos of photographer

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015
"I tried to get some photos of an octopus, but it grabbed the camera and got some of me instead!" said filmmaker Ben Savard. Click through to see the whole series:
"I tried to get some photos of an octopus, but it grabbed the camera and got some of me instead!" said filmmaker Ben Savard. Click through to see the whole series:
"I tried to get some photos of an octopus, but it grabbed the camera and got some of me instead!" said filmmaker Ben Savard. Click through to see the whole series:
"I tried to get some photos of an octopus, but it grabbed the camera and got some of me instead!" said filmmaker Ben Savard. Click through to see the whole series:
"I tried to get some photos of an octopus, but it grabbed the camera and got some of me instead!" said filmmaker Ben Savard. Click through to see the whole series:
"I tried to get some photos of an octopus, but it grabbed the camera and got some of me instead!" said filmmaker Ben Savard. Click through to see the whole series:
"I tried to get some photos of an octopus, but it grabbed the camera and got some of me instead!" said filmmaker Ben Savard. Click through to see the whole series:
"I tried to get some photos of an octopus, but it grabbed the camera and got some of me instead!" said filmmaker Ben Savard. Click through to see the whole series:
"I tried to get some photos of an octopus, but it grabbed the camera and got some of me instead!" said filmmaker Ben Savard. Click through to see the whole series:
"I tried to get some photos of an octopus, but it grabbed the camera and got some of me instead!" said filmmaker Ben Savard. Click through to see the whole series:
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"I tried to get some photos of an octopus, but it grabbed the camera and got some of me instead!" said filmmaker Ben Savard. Click through to see the whole series:
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