Octopus Use Rubbish As Home As Plastic In Ocean Rises

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MANDATORY CREDIT - Eric Desmet

This shocking footage shows how the rise of plastic in the ocean is affecting wildlife and their homes.

Self-employed Eric Desmet captured how octopi use plastic waste as protection whilst diving in the French Riviera.

The 55-year-old diver regularly spots cephalopods using anything from plastic bottles to tin cans and even tyres to hide from predators in the open.

Eric said: “Of course we try to remove the rubbish from the sea all the time but in summer there is a bit more.

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