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NEW ORLEANS - The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "Dumbos" that flap earlike fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits.
unknown title 2009
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Among creatures were luminous jellyfish and gelatinous creatures known as finned octopods, or "Dumbos" because they flap ear-like fins and look like the cartoon flying elephant.
Pravda.Ru 2009
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"Dumbos" because they flap ear-like fins and look like the cartoon flying elephant.
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NEW ORLEANS - The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "Dumbos" that flap earlike fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits.
unknown title 2009
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"Dumbos" were collected on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, including one that may be new to science.
unknown title 2009
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At 1,000 to 3,000 meters (~. 6-1.9 miles): NOAA researchers led by Mike Vecchione of the Smithsonian Institution collected a very large specimen of a rare, primitive animal known as cirrate or finned octopod, commonly called "Dumbos" because they flap a pair of large ear-like fins to swim, akin to the cartoon flying elephant.
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At 1,000 to 3,000 meters researchers collected a very large specimen of a rare, primitive animal known as cirrate or finned octopod, commonly called "Dumbos" because they flap a pair of large ear-like fins to swim, akin to the cartoon flying elephant.
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Dumbo the Flying Elephant (A spin ride on which one rides on "Dumbos".)
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"Dumbos" because their large flapping ear-like fins.
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* At 1,000 to 3,000 meters (~. 6-1.9 miles): NOAA researchers led by Mike Vecchione of the Smithsonian Institution collected a very large specimen of a rare, primitive animal known as cirrate or finned octopod, commonly called "Dumbos" because they flap a pair of large ear-like fins to swim, akin to the cartoon flying elephant.
unknown title 2009
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