Meet the Dumbo Octopus, a strange deep sea Octopus. It lives in almost every ocean in the world at extreme depths of 300-400 meters. They have also been found at a depth of 7000 meters! The Dumbo Octopus is said to be the worlds deepest diving Octopus. The Dumbo Octopus is a Cephalopod, along with the other 37 species of Dumbo Octopuses. They grow to be around 8 in long. The Dumbo Octopus gets it's name from the two fins on it's head that resemble ears from the famous flying Elephant Dumbo.
Dumbo Octopuses come in many shapes and colors. The lags of the Dumbo Octopus are around the same length as there body and are sometimes brightly colored. The legs are connected to each other by flaps of skin. This help the Animal swim, and hold pray. Unlike other Octopuses, the Dumbo eats it's pray whole! It has a diet of Worms, Bivalves a kind of deep sea clam, and other small crustaceans. When off the sea bed, they eat copepods a kind of plankton which are natural in the world of the Dumbo Octopus.
Dumbo Octopuses come in many shapes and colors. The lags of the Dumbo Octopus are around the same length as there body and are sometimes brightly colored. The legs are connected to each other by flaps of skin. This help the Animal swim, and hold pray. Unlike other Octopuses, the Dumbo eats it's pray whole! It has a diet of Worms, Bivalves a kind of deep sea clam, and other small crustaceans. When off the sea bed, they eat copepods a kind of plankton which are natural in the world of the Dumbo Octopus.