Deep in the ocean, living in eternal darkness, is the dumbo octopus (of the genus Grimpoteuthis), a creature that few humans have seen face-to-face. When someone is lucky enough to spot one ...

And the reason Dumbo might have felt more real to you than ... You might not know his face, but you've seen him on screen before, under heavy prostheses or CGI. He played Dougal in "Fantastic ...