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Video: Encounter with a Nautilus

The latest Earth Touch video, “Rare encounter with a living fossil - meet the elusive nautilus!” has been posted on their Wild Oceans page. The nautilus was filmed in the shallow waters of Palau by Barry Skinstad.

Here’s a lucky encounter with the rare and mysterious nautilus in the waters of Palau. These cephalopods are deep-sea dwellers, surfacing to feed in the shallows – and we we suspect that’s exactly what this one might be doing. And that fishy following? They’re just hanging around for a chance at the leftovers!

Nautilus

Watch the full video here.