Researchers off the coast of New Zealand caught a rare sight on camera - an octopus hitching a ride on the back of an ...

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

"One of the best things about being a marine scientist is that you never know what you might see next in the sea," writes ...

"We launched the drone, put the GoPro in the water, and saw something unforgettable: an octopus perched atop the shark’s head ...

A real-life "Sharktopus" situation unfolded in the Hauraki Gulf near Kawau Island in New Zealand, and scientists couldn't ...

Researchers at University of Auckland documented the real-life sharktopus during a December 2023 expedition in the Hauraki ...

The rare sighting of an octopus riding on top of a shark was shared by scientists with the University of Auckland after it ...

Researchers discovered an octopus catching a ride on a shortfin Mako shark off the shores of New Zealand, according to ...

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

The research team said the octopus was likely in for “quite the experience” since short-fin mako sharks are the world’s ...

A rare sighting, captured on video off the coast of New Zealand and shared by scientists affiliated with the University of ...