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

Maori octopuses are the largest octopuses in the Southern Hemisphere, reaching about 1 meter (3.28 feet) in length. Shortfin mako sharks are known for being one of the fastest fish in the world, with ...

Researchers in New Zealand captured the odd pairing on video, but they still don’t know how to explain the behavior ...

It shows an octopus hitching a ride on a shark, somewhere in New Zealand. And it also has researchers perplexed. Check it out ...

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Researchers captured a video showing the orange-hued octopus clinging to the back of a large shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) as it swims. This "sharktopus" was spotted in the Hauraki Gulf ...

The team was off the northern coast of New Zealand in the Hauraki Gulf in 2023 when they spotted a mako shark with an orange spot attached to its back. Upon closer inspection, they realized it was a ...

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