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Here's a tale of a very unusual friendship. Craig Foster started swimming daily in the freezing waters of South Africa's Cape Peninsular in a bid to counter work burn-out, only to develop a relationship with... an octopus. Craig has now made a film called "My Octopus Teacher" - which comes out on Netflix this week. "Slowly a trust developed... she let me into her secret world... she taught me what could be termed a type of octopus language... she taught me about my own humanity and our connection to nature." (Photo: Craig and his octopus friend. Credit: Ross Frylinck)
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