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 ...

Like other Dumbo octopuses, the new species has a pair of “moderately long” fins on its mantle, or main body, giving it a “resemblance to the fictional character Dumbo from Disney cartoons ...

World ‘Cutest octopus in the world’ seen for the first time in Southeast Pacific. See video By Moira Ritter February 22, 2024 2:23 PM ...

They are “often called the cutest octopus in the world.” During their expedition, researchers with the Schmidt Ocean Institute may have identified more than 100 new species, they said in a Feb ...

It is a small octopus, with a body length up to 40 mm, and has an orange-brown coloration. "Dumbo octopus are a rare and unusual species that live on the seafloor.

The Carnarvon flapjack octopus is considered a type of cirrate or “ Dumbo octopus,” a subcategory of umbrella octopus that gets its name from the two protruding fins on its head resembling the ...

“ Dumbo octopuses are famous for their large fins (not ears, from which they get their nickname) on their mantle, used to gracefully ‘flap’ through the water as they swim,” the institute said in a Feb ...

World ‘Cutest octopus in the world’ seen for the first time in Southeast Pacific. See video By Moira Ritter February 22, 2024 5:23 PM ...

World ‘Cutest octopus in the world’ seen for the first time in Southeast Pacific. See video By Moira Ritter February 22, 2024 5:23 PM ...

World ‘Cutest octopus in the world’ seen for the first time in Southeast Pacific. See video By Moira Ritter February 22, 2024 4:23 PM ...