Nature unveiled another mystery when an octopus was caught cruising through the waters of New Zealand — by hitching a ride on ...

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 ...

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

An unexpected marine phenomenon was observed in New Zealand waters: an octopus riding a shark. This unusual scene, captured by researchers, raises questions about interactions between ...

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.

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

A strange marine encounter has left scientists baffled after they spotted a real-life 'sharktopus'. The sighting off the coast of Kawau Island in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf saw a Maori octopus hitch a ...

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A recent sighting in New Zealand showed that the sea is full of surprises. While on a research trip, marine scientists observed an octopus attached to the head of a shortfin mako shark.

Octopus Rides On A Shark Like A Jockey In Amazing Scenes Captured In New Zealand. An octopus has been found hitching a ride ...

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