Giant octopus steals camera for a selfie

Two divers got a surprise when an octopus decided it could do a better job at underwater photography - and took their camera.

Ocean videographers, John Roney and Chris Mullen, were diving off the coast of Vancouver Island in an area known for its giant Pacific octopus.

They came across several of the creatures, but one octopus in particular was as interested in them as they were in it.

After climbing all over the two divers, the octopus was drawn to one of their cameras.

John said: "It reached out, stretched its arms and engulfed my camera completely giving us this incredible view of its suckers."

John let go of the camera and for a while the octopus carried the kit around making its own "personal photoshoot", even managing to turn the camera off after a few minutes.

Diver and videographer Chris Mullen is embraced by the octopus

Chris said: "It's just the coolest thing to see"

So what did experienced videographer John Roney think of the filming?

"Ten out of 10 underwater videographer for the octopus," Roney told CBC. "Honestly, the best footage of inside an octopus's web I've seen an octopus take."