Add in the octopus’s small size (generally around eight inches ... that’s often called the cutest octopus in the world. Dumbo octopuses live at extreme depths in oceans around the world ...

The dumbo octopus is thought to use the hair-like cirri on its arms to waft food towards its mouth. This limits what the Dumbo octopus can eat, with them only consuming organisms up to 1-2 millimetres ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Sightings of dumbo octopuses are rare, so researchers were enthralled when one appeared on their submersible's camera on a deep-sea dive near Hawaii. More from News ...

Researchers, who report the discovery in the journal Marine Biology, say it's a species of "Dumbo" octopus. The name is a nod to the prominent ear-like fins just above these animals' eyes that ...

An curved arrow pointing right. While exploring off the coast of Puerto Rico, NOAA's Okeanos Explorer caught footage of this rare dumbo octopus. Produced by Grace Raver. Footage courtesy of NOAA ...

A video posted by NPR revealed an intriguing, and arguably somewhat cute, species of octopus known to live over a mile below the ocean’s surface. The species is fondly known as the “dumbo ...