The octopus in question was no lightweight. It was a Māori octopus, the largest octopus species in the Southern Hemisphere.

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

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

A video shows a Maori octopus hitchhiking on a shortfin mako shark in the Hauraki Gulf near New Zealand's North Island.

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This allows the sea creatures to have intelligent arms. The arms of the octopus essentially have "mini-brains" and can each act independently. The tentacles are "able to taste, touch and move ...

A recent sighting in New Zealand showed that the sea is full of surprises. While on a research trip, marine scientists observed an octopus attached to the head of a shortfin mako shark.