Cindy Bessey/CSIRO It is estimated that around 18,000 new animal species are discovered every year – an astounding figure that shows how little we really know about who or what is roaming our planet ...

Learn all about the incredible dumbo octopus, a magical creature that lives in the depths of the oceans and looks like a ...

On September 13, a team of marine explorers on a NOAA-funded expedition encountered a rare dumbo octopus in the depths of the North Pacific Ocean. It was found while exploring the ocean floor aboard ...

Researchers with the Ocean Exploration Trust were exploring the ocean floor of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument when they found it A livestream of a deep sea expedition caught a ghostly ...

Dumbo octopus species have been off the California and Oregon coasts, within the Gulf of Mexico, and near Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines. But given that they can survive ...

A rare 'Dumbo' octopus was caught on camera during an Ocean Exploration Trust deep-sea dive in Hawaii in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, a massive area of protected ocean.

While the average Dumbo octopus measures between 7.9-12 inches long, some can grow to be much larger. The largest recorded specimen was five feet and 10 inches long and weighed almost 13 pounds.

The team was exploring at a depth of 1,682 metres when the Dumbo octopus drifted past their cameras. To give you a sense of how deep that is, it's like stacking about three CN Towers on top of ...

A rare “Dumbo” octopus, named because it resembles the famous Disney character, was seen in California in a deep-sea dive on Oct. 23.

The dumbo octopus is tricky to research because humans can't withstand the habitat's pressure and cold. "We have to bring them to the surface and put them in tanks," Dr. Bush says.