Graceful. Adorable. Ghostly. Beautiful. The dumbo octopus, a peculiar deep-sea critter that has won the admiration and esteem of ocean lovers, fits all of these descriptions. The exploration ship Nautilus managed to capture a lazy octopus swimming on film. It is fascinating to observe. Here is the video of a haunted dumbo octopus.
The little octopus’s name comes from a pair of fins that resemble the ears of the elephant in the well-known Disney film Dumbo. Nautilus used a remotely operated vehicle that could search the ocean floor to capture the multi-armed species. Here is a link to the video:
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The Papahnaumokukea Marine National Monument, which is near Hawaii and has been termed the largest contiguous totally protected conservation area in the US, contains an unexplained seamount that is 5,518 feet (1,682 metres) deep. A 582,578 square mile (1,508,870 square km) area of the Pacific Ocean, northwest of the Hawaiian Islands, is covered by the monument. All of the US national parks would fit within if you merged them.
The month-long Ala ‘Aumoana Kai Uli mission by the charity Ocean Exploration Trust’s Nautilus, which explored unexplored deep-sea areas in the national monument, is finally over. In order to collect information on the area’s geologic history, biodiversity, and cultural resources, including World War II shipwrecks, the voyage has included seafloor mapping operations and remotely controlled vehicle dives. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Ocean Exploration Programme is responsible for funding the study.
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