Cute Animal of the Week!

Livi Wold, Features Staff|September 14, 2020

Every week we will choose one lucky creature to be featured as the “Cute Animal of the Week” and our next winner is the Dumbo Octopus!

Dumbo Octopus Pictured Above.
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Fun facts about the Dumbo Octopus:

  • They use their ear-like fins to glide through the water while controlling the swimming direction with their tentacles
  • The Grimpoteuthis [Dumbo Octopus] lives the deepest out of any other known octopus species
  • Like the Blobfish, their entire appearance changes (aside from their fins and eyes) once they are taken out of their highly pressurized environment
  • The average size of a Dumbo Octopus is about 8 to 12 inches

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