This hungry sea lion got a little more than it bargained for when it decided to snap up a tasty looking octopus for its tea.
The incredible footage, the likes of which has never been seen before, was captured using a camera attached to the sea lion's back.
The mother sea lion spots the lone octopus swimming and immediately attacks, biting onto a tentacle and pulling it towards the surface.
But the octopus wasn't going to give up that easily and hits back by blasting a cloud of ink into its attacker's face forcing it to let go.
The sea lion is forced to switch tactics and make a series of fast attacks ripping off one of the octopus's eight legs every time it swims past, literally tearing it limb from limb.
Eventually the brave octopus is left utterly helpless and the sea lion finishes off its prey before hauling itself up onto the land for a nap.
The stunning footage was captured off the Australian coast by a team for National Geographic channel.
source: dailymail
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