The King & Queen of OctoNation

Sy Montgomery (author: Soul of an Octopus) and Warren Carlyle (founder of OctoNation) on friendly octopuses, the Mayor of Octopus City, and their top octopus secrets from their new book Secrets of the Octopus that accompanies the National Geographic TV series. Second of a two-part interview about the wild world of octopuses! “We're in the age of octopus,” Sy Montgomery.Shownotes:2:28  How the books Secrets of the Octopus and Soul of the Octopus informed the TV series and vice versa.4:10 How OctoNation raised the profile of octopus photographers and vice versa.7:02 Favourite octopus secrets – more social than anyone imagines. “They certainly are not all solitary”.8:30 Octopolis & Octlantis and the Mayor of Octopus City.9:02 Octopus hunting with other species.11:15 “I’m taking my vitamins because I want to be on this planet to learn more secrets of the octopus.” Sy Montgomery.11:25 The tiny hairy octopus aka the Chewboctopus!12:49  Hanging out with a hippo. “I always felt that animals were my people… I’ve always felt more at home with animals than with people.” Sy Montgomery.14:54 Meeting an octopus at age 7 – Warren.16:00 “We're just a blip on the radar of life compared to the octopus.” Warren Carlyle.17:54 The first time Sy saw an octopus.18:25 “This is someone. It's not someTHING. It's someONE. And they are as curious about you as you are about them.” Sy Montgomery.21:15 Sy Montgomery on meeting Athena the octopus.Skaana podcasts connect you to news and experts and their discussions about environments, oceans, and orcas.Join and support the Pod……https://www.patreon.com/mobydollSubscribe to the Skaana newsletter: https://substack.com/@skaanapod?utm_source=profile-page Subscribe to Mark Leiren-Young's newsletterSpotify……………www.bit.ly/spotify-skaanaApple Podcasts………www.skaana.caThe Orca Bites Podcast (on anchor)………www.orcabites.comSkaana Home……www.skaana.orgSkaana on Medium……www.orcatales.comOur Latest Orca Videos…www.jpod.newsFacebook…………https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/Bluesky………….. https://bsky.app/profile/leirenyoung.bsky.socialInstagram…………https://www.instagram.com/skaanapod/Warren Carlyle & Sy Montgomery.Support Our GuestsSy MontgomerySy Montgomery – FacebookSy Montgomery – InstagramSecrets of the OctopusOctoNationOctoNation on FacebookWarren Carlyle – InstagramBooks and classes for sale from Team Skaana**Amazon links are affiliate links and support our podcast, thanks for clicking!**Octopus Ocean by Mark Leiren-YoungSharks Forever by Mark Leiren-YoungAudiobooks by Mark Leiren-Young (Killer Whale Who Changed the World, Orcas Everywhere & Never Shoot a Stampede Queen) on Audible.com https://www.audible.com/search?searchNarrator=Mark+Leiren-YoungThe Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1qThe Killer Whale Who Changed the World on SpotifyOrcas Everywhere on SpotifyOrcas Everywhere; Orcas of the Salish Sea & Big Whales, Small World: http://www.orcaseverywhere.comPaint the Ocean You Wish to See with Rayne Ellycrys Benu… https://orcapaint.netThe Force of Doubt by Rayne Ellycrys Benu… https://books2read.com/forceofdoubt Subscribe to the Skaana newsletter at Substack: https://skaanapod.substack.com/Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/skaana Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.