Sandi Toksvig asks the QI panel how big Dumbo's ears would have to be to enable him to fly, and then shows this to scale on a toy elephant.

The dozen or so species that make up Grimpoteuthis are called Dumbo octopuses because of the two large fins—one on either side of the mantle—that protrude like ears. Add in the octopus’s ...

His yellow cape is lined with gold ribbon-like detailing. The front of the toy features Dumbo’s face with his trunk and ears in the air and his front legs stretched out ahead of him. The back of ...