Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 20 hours ago
Scientists with the Ocean Exploration Trust were 5,518 feet deep in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument when they spotted the rare, and adorable, ‘Dumbo’ octopus. It gets it name from the large, flapping fins on either side of its head, which look like those of the Disney character.
According to Ocean Smithsonian, the octopus lives on the seafloor and hovers just above it at around 9,800 to 13,000 ft deep to look for snails, worms, and other food. Like many deep-sea creatures, it is elusive and seldom caught on video.
‘They look very different from other octopuses,' says Jon Ablett, Senior Curator in Charge of Mollusca at the Natural History Museum in London. ‘They're very blobby and gelatinous, which gives them an otherworldly alien-like look, especially when they're brought up to the surface.'
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Scientists with the Ocean Exploration Trust were 5,518 feet deep in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument when they spotted the rare, and adorable, ‘Dumbo’ octopus. It gets it name from the large, flapping fins on either side of its head, which look like those of the Disney character.
According to Ocean Smithsonian, the octopus lives on the seafloor and hovers just above it at around 9,800 to 13,000 ft deep to look for snails, worms, and other food. Like many deep-sea creatures, it is elusive and seldom caught on video.
‘They look very different from other octopuses,' says Jon Ablett, Senior Curator in Charge of Mollusca at the Natural History Museum in London. ‘They're very blobby and gelatinous, which gives them an otherworldly alien-like look, especially when they're brought up to the surface.'
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