What is the best documentary that you have seen/heard of on the intelligence of the octopus?

What is the best documentary that you have seen/heard of on the intelligence of the octopus?
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Are you looking specifically for a documentary? There’s lots of info out there, but I don’t recall anything more than a passing reference in video form (complete with sensationalism and hyperbole).
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