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

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

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.

ONE of the most fearsome predators of the seas has turned up in British waters. The man-eating mako shark has not been seen here alive for more than 20 years. But angler John Lock caught a baby ...

Sharks who are much faster, like the Shortfin Mako Shark, tend to snack on seals, tunas, swordfish, and even other sharks!

So in order to replace that energy they need to eat a lot of food. To ensure a meal, the Mako shark implements certain tactics when hunting. It will often attack and bite off the tail of its prey ...

Researchers captured a video showing the orange-hued octopus clinging to the back of a large shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) as it swims. This "sharktopus" was spotted in the Hauraki Gulf ...

Researchers in New Zealand saw a colorful blob on top of a shark’s head. When they looked closer, they realized it had eight arms. By Melissa Hobson When she spotted the mako shark in the ...

Oh my god!" an observer exclaims Wednesday Davis/University of Auckland An octopus got to rest its many legs when it ended up aboard a mako shark for a leisurely ride. In a video captured in ...

The team was off the Northern coast of New Zealand in the Hauraki Gulf in 2023 when they spotted a shortfin mako shark with an orange blob attached to its back. “The ‘sharktopus’ encounter ...