Dumbo Octopus

 

Living at extreme depths, and among the rarest of octopuses, the Dumbo octopus gets its name from its ears which loosely resemble those of the Disney character, Dumbo.

 
They live deep down in the ocean and and can be found at depths ranging from 400 metres down to as much as 4,800 metres. They hover a short distance above the sea bed searching for polychaetes, pelagic copepods, isopods, amphipods and other crustaceans for food.

Eighteen species of dumbo octopuses have so far been discovered. The largest ever recorded was 6 feet in lenght and weighed 13 pounds, although the normal size for some is thought to be smaller.

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