The dumbo octopus gets its name from its adorable, ear-like fins that resemble floppy ears. Their beady eyes make them even cuter, which is why they occasionally go viral online. One example is this ...

With ear-like fins that flap gracefully through the water, the Dumbo octopus in this YouTube video looks like it waltzed straight out of an animation studio. But don’t let their cute facade fool you; ...

A submersible in the Pacific Ocean found a deep-sea creature with “long,” sucker-covered arms and discovered a new species, a study said. Screenshot from video shared via Tang, Zheng and Zhang (2025) ...

Marine biologists were thrilled to capture footage of a peculiar octopus, bearing an uncanny resemblance to Disney's Dumbo, two miles below the ocean surface. The elusive sea creature was recorded ...

From the octopus that walks on land to another that grows its own ‘lifejacket’, discover these unusual species ...