With ear-like fins that flap gracefully through the water, the Dumbo octopus in this YouTube video looks like it waltzed ...

What are you doing this weekend? If you answered anything other than “drinking a cocktail on a rooftop,” then you’re doing ...

A dumbo octopus (Opisthoteuthis agassizii) swimming in the ocean. Image via NOAA Ocean Exploration & Research (CC BY-SA 2.0) Since their 2022 voyage, Verhoeff and his team have been carefully leafing ...

The Carnarvon flapjack octopus was collected by scientists on a 2022 CSIRO research voyage, but it wasn't named until last week. The species is one of a number of newly-described species collected ...

A Rare Encounter: Dumbo Octopus Near Hawaii. Published: May 16, 2025 Author: Author Nina Howell. One of the highlights of the dive, a dumbo octopus uses his ear-like fins to slowly swim away – this ...

The Dumbo Octopus was spotted swimming nearly a mile below the ocean’s surface on a seamount, which is an underwater mountain, within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Capturing the ...

In 2024, deep-sea expeditions filmed exceptional footage of deep-sea animal and species discoveries, including rare nautilus sightings, giant squids, and unique behaviors.

The dumbo octopus got its name from the fins that bring to mind the large ears of the cartoon elephant. It uses those fins for steering while swimming freely about the deep ocean areas it calls home.

An eight-armed blob drifted through the ocean, its “large” fins flapping by its side and propelling it through the water. Little did the deep-sea creature know, it was actually swimming by an ...

Schmidt Ocean researchers saw a dumbo octopus in the Southeast Pacific for the first time. A video shows the creature swimming near Chile.

Schmidt Ocean researchers saw a dumbo octopus in the Southeast Pacific for the first time. A video shows the creature swimming near Chile.