An Adorable Dumbo Octopus Stretches Its 'Wings'

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By Nathaniel Scharping
Feb 20, 2018 11:37 PMDec 18, 2019 6:03 PM
Dumbo Octopus
(Credit: Shea et al. 2018 Current Biology)

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See this little guy? He's just emerged into the world, but the appropriately-named Dumbo octopus is already taking his first flaps. Resemblance to a certain flying elephant notwithstanding, Dumbo octopuses actually live far below the ocean's surface.

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