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Deep-Diving Octopus

  • March 26, 2015
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Named after the famous cartoon elephant, the Dumbo octopus has ear-like fins on its head and lives at depths of up to 13,000 feet. No other octopus lives at deeper depths. The Dumbo hovers above the seabed to find prey and, unlike other octopi, it can swallow its food whole! (Timothy Shank / marine-geo.org)

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