Shocking second Italian mannequin is attacked by an OCTOPUS whereas filming within the sea
This is the shocking moment an Italian model was attacked by an octopus as he swam in the sea before making friends with the eight-legged sea creature.
Milan-based model Federico Cola was on holiday in the Seychelles when he encountered the beast.
In a video shared to his Instagram account, Cola can be seen bathing in the Indian Ocean when suddenly an octopus emerges from the water and wraps its tentacles around him.
The model looks taken aback at first, and is seen falling over after the octopus tugged on his leg.
But a separate clip revealed how he and the octopus became fast friends, as he can be seen picking up the creature and letting it glide over his body as he takes the sea beast to shore to show the camera.
The hunky model is then seen ripping the animal off his body before returning it back to its natural habitat.
Sharing the clip with his 134,000 Instagram followers. Federico wrote: ‘What a magical surprise’.
‘I found my love (actually she found me)’, he joked.
Model Federico Cola was attacked by an octopus while swimming in the sea in the Seychelles
The moment was captured in a clip shared by the model on Instagram
Fderico can be seen enjoying a dip in the sea when the sea animal suddenly pulls at his leg
Several of Cola’s followers were touched by the interaction, and the video soon went viral across social media.
‘I love that this guy was so brave, settled, and enjoyed the interaction. What a cool moment!’, one Instagram user wrote.
Another said: ‘This is officially the cutest ocean friendship ever’.
A third follower jokingly said: ‘I’m not sire of this post came to me through my hot guy algorithm or my octopus lover algorithm’.
The friendly exchange with the occurred while Cola was holidaying in the Seychelles in East Africa.
It comes after another hilarious moment involving an octopus was captured on camera, after the sea creature was filmed smacking a fish in the face underwater.
Video footage shows the tentacled creature appearing to be solely focused on finding food at the seabed with a nearby fish doing the same.
With the pair appearing to forage in relative tranquility, the octopus comes out with a hugely unexpected move, swiping the fish away in anger as it got too close.
Cola appears to topple over into the water, but gets back on his feet
The hunky model then grabbed the creature and held it in his arms
Cola and the octopus became fast friends after the model let the animal cling onto his body
The octopus then continues to moodily look for sustenance while the shocked fish is seen hurriedly swimming away to avoid further punishment from the irate mollusc.
Stating its claim as an animal not to be crossed at the depths of the ocean, the octopus can then be seen prowling around for more food – but without challenging any further fish to a fight.
