A Real-Life Sharktopus: Scientists Capture Footage of Octopus Riding Shark’s Back
Researchers at University of Auckland documented the real-life sharktopus during a December 2023 expedition in the Hauraki ...
Rare sighting of a 'sharktopus' leaves onlookers stunned and puzzled
Nature unveiled another mystery when an octopus was caught cruising through the waters of New Zealand — by hitching a ride on ...
Octopus Hitches Ride on Mako Shark's Head
Somehow, a large orange octopus has been riding a mako shark off the coast of New Zealand. Researchers are mystified.
World's Fastest Shark Gives Octopus a Ride on Its Back Off New Zealand Coast, Stunning Scientists
An octopus hitched a ride on the back of a mako shark in extraordinary nature footage released by the University of Auckland.
Shark’s ‘mystery hat’ turns out to be a giant octopus
“We could see these tentacles moving,” she added in a March 20 interview with The New York Times.
Rare ‘Sharktopus’ – an octopus riding a shark – sighting caught on camera shared by scientists
The rare sighting of an octopus riding on top of a shark was shared by scientists with the University of Auckland after it ...
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 ...
Octopus hitches ride on shark’s back in remarkable footage that is ‘a reminder of the wonders of the ocean’: ‘Sharktopus’
Researchers from the University of Aukland got a chance sighting of an octopus hitching a ride on the back of a shark, which ...
‘Marine mystery’ as mako shark swims past researchers with octopus on head
The bizarre interaction, captured in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf, shows the octopus riding on the shark’s head. (See footage below.) “A shark giving an octopus a ride is one of ...
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Octopus rides the world’s fastest shark and nobody knows what’s going on
The octopus in question was no lightweight. It was a Māori octopus, the largest octopus species in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Octopus spotted riding on top of world's fastest shark
A shortfin mako shark, the fastest-swimming shark in the world, was caught on camera with an octopus catching a ride on its back off the coast of New Zealand.