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

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

Researchers from the University of Aukland got a chance sighting of an octopus hitching a ride on the back of a shark, which ...

One summer day off the northern coast of New Zealand, Rochelle Constantine noticed something strange on the water’s surface.

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

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

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

“We could see these tentacles moving,” she added in a March 20 interview with The New York Times.

Researchers in New Zealand saw a colorful blob on top of a shark’s head. When they looked closer, they realized it had eight ...

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

Scientists were amazed to spot a Maori octopus hitchhiking on the back of a speedy shortfin mako shark, an unusual sight ...

Ever wonder why sharks have so many differently shaped teeth or why they keep regrowing throughout their lives? Dr. David ...