Scientists get first-ever footage of a dumbo octopus hatching. February 20, 2018 / 1:06 PM EST / CBS News ... they had the opportunity to film a dumbo octopus hatching from its egg.

If Dumbo was a tiny ocean-dwelling animal, he would look like this adorable and rare octopus hatchling that stars in a fascinating video. Dumbo octopus baby seen on video for the first time - CNET X ...

The egg’s former resident, a baby dumbo octopus, was initially quite still, which the researchers attribute to the stress of the collection process. However, it soon began to swim around, ...

A dumbo octopus (genus Grimpoteuthis) hatchling E.K. SHEA ET AL.. Dumbo octopuses (genus Grimpoteuthis) are deep-sea denizens that lay their eggs in large capsules on the ocean floor, where their ...

WOODS HOLE (CBS) – Newly released video shows the first moments of life for one of the ocean's most mysterious creatures. Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Cape Cod say that ...

Soon, the egg case opened, and a hatchling emerged. “ Once the fins were observed while [the hatchling] was still in the bucket, it was clear that it was a 'dumbo' octopod,” Shea says in a ...

The majority of Dumbo octopus species are 7.8 to 12 inches long, the aquarium says, ... of a different species of octopus, all moms brooding their eggs,” he shared.

The Dumbo octopus is named for Disney's animated elephant character because the octopus looks like it has big floppy "ears." ... the eggs are intentionally well-hidden among the coral.

A dumbo octopus thought to belong to the species Stauroteuthis syrtensis. This image was taken in 2019 as part of the Windows to the Deep expedition.

This adorable octopus is named for the ear-like fins with which it swims, making it look like the elephant of the sea. And now, for the first time, a newborn dumbo octopus was caught on camera than… ...

The dumbo octopus is a rare sight. ... Never before seen in such massive aggregations, females were brooding eggs near shimmering fluid seeps--previously unknown to occur in this region!

This footage is the first to show a newborn dumbo octopus. The video was filmed by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ecologist Tim Shank on Aug. 31, 2005.