>>> FINALLY TONIGHT HERE, UNDER THE SEA. THE SEA. THE SCIENTISTS AND THEIR FIND -- THE SCIENTISTS AND THEIR FIND -- AMERICA STRONG. AMERICA STRONG. TONIGHT, THE STUNNING IMAGES TONIGHT, THE STUNNING IMAGES FROM THE DEEPEST REACHES OF THE FROM THE DEEPEST REACHES OF THE PACIFIC, MORE THAN 5,000 FEET PACIFIC, MORE THAN 5,000 FEET DOWN OFF HAWAII. DOWN OFF HAWAII. >> WOW! >> WOW! >> David: THE RAREST OF SIGHTS. >> David: THE RAREST OF SIGHTS. SCIENTISTS COMING ACROSS A DUMBO SCIENTISTS COMING ACROSS A DUMBO OCTOPUS. OCTOPUS. >> OH, THE FLAPPY EARS. >> OH, THE FLAPPY EARS. >> David: THOSE SINGULAR >> David: THOSE SINGULAR EAR-LIKE FINS INSPIRING ITS EAR-LIKE FINS INSPIRING ITS NAME. NAME. THIS DUMBO OCTOPUS HOVERING NEAR THIS DUMBO OCTOPUS HOVERING NEAR THE CAMERA, AS SCIENTISTS FROM THE CAMERA, AS SCIENTISTS FROM THE OCEAN EXPLORATION TRUST THE OCEAN EXPLORATION TRUST GATHER DATA IN THE LARGEST GATHER DATA IN THE LARGEST MARINE PROTECTED AREA IN U.S. MARINE PROTECTED AREA IN U.S. WATERS SURROUNDING HAWAII. WATERS SURROUNDING HAWAII. THEY'RE PART OF A RESEARCH TEAM THEY'RE PART OF A RESEARCH TEAM ABOARD EXPLORATION VESSEL ABOARD EXPLORATION VESSEL "NAUTILUS." "NAUTILUS." LIVESTREAMING THEIR DISCOVERIES LIVESTREAMING THEIR DISCOVERIES FROM DEEP IN THE OCEAN. FROM DEEP IN THE OCEAN. AND THEY WERE IN AWE. AND THEY WERE IN AWE. >> THERE IT IS, THERE IT IS. >> THERE IT IS, THERE IT IS. OH! OH! >> OH, YES. >> OH, YES. WOW! WOW! >> I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE LIKE >> I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE LIKE THIS. THIS. >> David: THE DUMBO OCTOPUS IS >> David: THE DUMBO OCTOPUS IS THE DEEPEST LIVING OF ALL KNOWN THE DEEPEST LIVING OF ALL KNOWN OCTOPUS SPECIES, SWIMMING JUST OCTOPUS SPECIES, SWIMMING JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE SEA FLOOR, AT SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE SEA FLOOR, AT DEPTHS OF UP TO 13,000 FEET. DEPTHS OF UP TO 13,000 FEET. >> THAT IS A WONDERFUL VIEW. >> THAT IS A WONDERFUL VIEW. >> SO GRACEFUL. >> SO GRACEFUL. >> I KNOW. >> I KNOW. >> SLOW MOTION. >> SLOW MOTION. >> SO BEAUTIFUL. >> SO BEAUTIFUL. >> HI, DAVID. >> HI, DAVID. >> David: CHIEF SCIENTIST DANIEL >> David: CHIEF SCIENTIST DANIEL WAGNER CHECKING IN FROM THE WAGNER CHECKING IN FROM THE "NAUSE LUS WAGNER CHECKING IN FROM THE "NAUSE LNAUTILUS." "NAUSE LNAUTILUS." >> GETTING IMAGES OF THE SEA >> GETTING IMAGES OF THE SEA FLOOR AND GETTING FIRST VIEWS OF FLOOR AND GETTING FIRST VIEWS OF THESE HABITATS IS REALLY THESE HABITATS IS REALLY REMARKABLE. REMARKABLE. >> HI, DAVID. >> HI, DAVID. >> David: AND JAYNA, WHO WAS >> David: AND JAYNA, WHO WAS CONTROLLING THOSE CAMERAS THAT CONTROLLING THOSE CAMERAS THAT CAPTURED THE IMAGES OF THE CAPTURED THE IMAGES OF THE OCTOPUS ON OCTOPU OCTOPUS, ON THIS RARE MOMENT. OCTOPUS, ON THIS RARE MOMENT. >> WHEN I SAW IT ON THE SCREEN, >> WHEN I SAW IT ON THE SCREEN, I COULDN'T SAY ANYTHING. I COULDN'T SAY ANYTHING. MY JAW WAS ON THE FLOOR. MY JAW WAS ON THE FLOOR. IT WAS PRETTY SPECIAL. IT WAS PRETTY SPECIAL. >> THAT WAS GREAT. >> THAT WAS GREAT. >> YES.