Comparison battle · Video · 0:24
Cuttlefish vs Octopus: Battle of the Ocean Geniuses
GENIUS VS GENIUS
A short from AnimalDex, from Cuttlefish vs Octopus: Which Is Smarter?. Every claim in it comes from that page, which has the full detail and sources.
Published 20 October 2026. AI-narrated, with motion added to some images.
Transcript
- 0:00GENIUS VS GENIUS. Everyone crowns the octopus. The cuttlefish says otherwise.
- 0:04Stand-off! The cuttlefish flashes pulsing stripes, a living screen of colour!
- 0:09The octopus probes, reaches, grabs! Eight arms solving the problem fast!
- 0:14WINNER: Octopus. Pinned! Cuttlefish jets away. Octopus owns the circle — winner!
More animal shorts
All videos
Half Crocodile, Half Manta Ray: Which Half Wins?
Top 3 Toughest Animals
Polar Bear + Capybara: Hug or Hunt?
Black Rat vs Mosquito: Wings That Blur Still Lose
Asian Elephant vs Sunda Pangolin: Guess the Winner
What Makes a Lizard Shrink Its Own Skeleton?
94% Not Grizzlies: The Bear Hunting People in 2026
Animals in Canada: Puffins, Wolves and the Rarest One
A Sparrow Taught a Cat to Watch the Crowd
What You Can See in Patagonia: King Penguins, Pumas and Whales
Yogyakarta's Wild Edges: Bats, Turtles and Macaques
Helpless Ten Hours a Day