Scientists remotely surveying a previously unexplored area of the ocean located 80 miles southwest of Monterey, California, witnessed a magical spectacle. In the area around an underwater volcano at ...

"Dumbo elephants," of which there are approximately 17 species, ... and the biggest Dumbo octopus ever measured was more than 6 feet. Researchers came across a Dumbo octopus on Tuesday.

The deepest known sighting of an octopus has been captured on film, more than a mile deeper than the previous reliable sighting.. The observations of the creature, captured at almost 4.3 miles ...

Dumbo octopuses sport a pair of rounded fins that resemble the animated elephant's famously large ears. They are also rare and mysterious since they live at deep-sea depths on the ocean floor.

The deep-sea octopus with large ear-like fins protruding from its head — whose name was inspired after Disney’s Dumbo due to its similarities to the elephant— appeared to use those fins to ...

It’s not exactly a flying elephant, but it’s still rare. Scientists searching the deep sea off the coast of Hawaii released video this month of a dumbo octopus, the deepest-living of all known ...

Dumbo octopuses are recognized by their large eyes and round fins that resemble elephant ears. The hatching is such a rare sighting because they live on the bottom of the ocean floor.

The deep-sea Dumbo octopus was spotted a mile below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, close by an unnamed seamount in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

The dumbo octopus received its common name because its droopy fins resemble the ears of Dumbo the elephant, of Disney fame. There are several species of dumbo octopuses, which can reside at depths ...

The creatures get their nickname from a pair of rounded fins that resemble the ears on Disney's famous flying elephant. The dumbo octopus is a rare sight.

The deep-sea octopus with large ear-like fins protruding from its head — whose name was inspired after Disney’s Dumbo due to its similarities to the elephant— appeared to use those fins to ...