Gen, originally brought to the Aquarium in June 2017 after being caught by a fisherman near East London, had since grown from ...
The Maori octopus opted for a very speedy ride; the shortfin mako is considered the fastest shark species, swimming up to 50 ...
The octopus in question was no lightweight. It was a Māori octopus, the largest octopus species in the Southern Hemisphere.
Somehow, a large orange octopus has been riding a mako shark off the coast of New Zealand. Researchers are mystified.
On March 5, a video shared on YouTube by University of Auckland showed a ‘sharktopus’ in the Hauraki Gulf near Kawau Island.