Dumbo Octopus in Action | Nautilus Live

Wow. Even the skin of this octopus looks kind of like an elephant's.  The Dumbo Octopus is named after Disney's famous elephant because of his unusually large fins looking like Dumbo's trademark ears. This cute, little octopus reminded us of the recent discovery of another cute, little (pink) octopus we posted about back in June, Opisthoteuthis adorabilis...

This Cirrate, or finned, octopods, can be divided based on their behavior. Some, like this one, spend a lot of time sitting on the bottom but sometimes gets up and swim by a combination of fin flapping and jellyfish-like pulses of the arms and web.

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Rare Sperm Whale Encounter with ROV | Nautilus Live

Great capture of a Sperm whale encounter by Nautilus Live's remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Hercules, which is a rarity. At 598 meters (1,962 ft) below the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, ROV the whale circled Hercules several times and gave their cameras the chance to capture some incredible footage of this beautiful creature who seemed just as curious with the machine...

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