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“Sharktopus”: Octopus Rides on Mako Shark’s Back (Video)
It shows an octopus hitching a ride on a shark, somewhere in New Zealand. And it also has researchers perplexed. Check it out ...
PETBOOK magazine on MSN20h
Unique Sighting! Octopus Rides the Fastest Shark in the World
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 ...
Watch: Scientists mystified as Maco shark gives octopus a ride off this Oceania country
Researchers discovered an octopus catching a ride on a shortfin Mako shark off the shores of New Zealand, according to ...
Smithsonian Magazine2d
Watch an Octopus Hitch a Ride on a Shark—an Unusual Duo Dubbed the ‘Sharktopus’
Researchers in New Zealand captured the odd pairing on video, but they still don’t know how to explain the behavior ...
Interesting Engineering2d
Octopus turns world’s fastest shark into underwater taxi in a bizarre encounter
With documented swimming speeds of up to 46 miles per hour, mako sharks represent the world’s fastest elasmobranch species.
This Octopus’s Other Car Is a Shark
Researchers in New Zealand saw a colorful blob on top of a shark’s head. When they looked closer, they realized it had eight ...
Science Daily5d
Sharks are dying at alarming rates, mostly due to fishing. Retention bans may help
Nearly one-third of sharks are threatened with extinction, mostly due to fishing. While mandated releases are helpful, researchers discovered that they aren't enough to stabilize shark populations.