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

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.

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

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 ...

During a December 2023 expedition in the Hauraki Gulf near Kawau Island, scientists from the University of Auckland captured ...

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

Researchers with the University of Auckland recently witnessed an extraordinary scene in which a mako shark appears to be providing taxi service for an octopus. The bizarre interaction ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The online trade of endangered species is significantly impacting the shortfin mako shark, which is the most targeted species in this illegal market. A study ...

Researchers with the University of Auckland recently witnessed an extraordinary scene in which a mako shark appears to be providing taxi service for an octopus. The bizarre interaction, captured in ...

"The fishing boat at the time was retrieving a mako shark and we believe during that manoeuvre the man has become entangled in the fishing gear and has been forced over the side," he said.

Paul Barning, 58, was taking part in a fishing competition on Sunday when police say he got entangled in fishing line and was then dragged into the water by a mako shark. It is understood the ...