An octopus hitched a ride on the back of a mako shark in extraordinary nature footage released by the University of Auckland.

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A group of marine biologists who have spent years researching sharks and their behaviour were completely dumbfounded by a rare sight off the coast of New Zealand.

A sight that even experienced marine biologists don't see every day: An octopus clings to the head of the world's fastest shark — and is comfortably carried away. What this unusual encounter is all ...

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Researchers from the University of Aukland got a chance sighting of an octopus hitching a ride on the back of a shark, which ...

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The rare sighting, captured on video off the coast of New Zealand and shared by scientists affiliated with the University of Auckland, shows a Maori octopus riding on top of a mako shark ...