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 ...

Scientists captured a rare sight in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf—an octopus clinging to a shortfin mako shark. This stunning encounter highlights the ocean’s mysteries and the wonders of marine life.

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

It is not uncommon to find a marine animal attached to another, but a Maori octopus on a Mako shark? That is a different and ...

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

Scientists were amazed to spot a Maori octopus hitchhiking on the back of a speedy shortfin mako shark, an unusual sight captured in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf.

As the video went viral, social media users reacted in astonishment with many calling the octopus smart for utilising the ...

Researchers recently discovered an octopus catching a ride on a shortfin Mako shark off the shores of New Zealand, according ...

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

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

The sighting occurred back in December 2023 as the University of Auckland’s research team was on the lookout for feeding ...

With documented swimming speeds of up to 46 miles per hour, mako sharks represent the world’s fastest elasmobranch species.