TIL: dumbo octopuses are named after the famous Disney elephant. Thet live at least 13,100 feet (4,000 m) below the surface. Dumbo octopuses move by slowly flapping their ear-like fins, and they use their arms to steer.
https://oceana.org/marine-life/dumbo-octopus/
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Dumbo Octopus | Oceana
With fins resembling the ears of Disney’s Dumbo, the dumbo octopus is a genus of deep-sea umbrella octopus. Learn more and see how to protect their habitat.Oceana
