A mysterious sighting of an octopus riding on top of a short-fin mako shark in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf. Credit: Wednesday Davis / University of Auckland We know the ocean is strange.

Researchers with the University of Auckland recently witnessed an extraordinary scene in which a mako shark appears to be ...

That was the case when a team from the University of Auckland in New Zealand noticed a 10-foot-long shortfin mako shark adorned with an unexpected passenger. “What was that orange patch on its head?

Somehow, a large orange octopus has been riding a mako shark off the coast of New Zealand. Researchers are mystified.

Oh my god!" an observer exclaims Wednesday Davis/University of Auckland An octopus got to rest its many legs when it ended up aboard a mako shark for a leisurely ride. In a video captured in ...

What did the shark get on his biology test? A sea-minus. 51. Did you hear about the psychic shark? It can sea into the future! 52. Where’s the first place the shark visited ...

They had caught a large mako shark and were in the process of tagging and releasing it, but the shark suddenly bolted in one last attempt to get away. In the chaos, Paul Barning, a longtime ...

Shortfin mako sharks are the fastest shark species in the world, reaching top speeds of up to 46 mph (74 km/h). They can grow as long as 12 feet (3.7 m) and weigh as much as 1,200 pounds (545 ...