Somehow, a large orange octopus has been riding a mako shark off the coast of New Zealand. Researchers are mystified.

Researchers off the coast of New Zealand caught a rare sight on camera - an octopus hitching a ride on the back of an ...

Marine scientists from the University of Auckland witnessed an extraordinary event off the coast of New Zealand. They ...

An octopus taking a ride on a shark’s back in New Zealand surprised a research team from the University of Auckland.

The octopus in question was no lightweight. It was a Māori octopus, the largest octopus species in the Southern Hemisphere.

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In an astonishing display of marine behavior, rare footage captured off the coast of New Zealand in 2023 reveals an unexpected friendship between a Maori octopus and a mako shark. This remarkable ...

Maori octopuses are the largest octopuses in the Southern Hemisphere, reaching about 1 meter (3.28 feet) in length. Shortfin mako sharks are known for being one of the fastest fish in the world, with ...

The encounter took place in the Hauraki Gulf, where a University of Auckland research team was analyzing ocean behavior in search of feeding frenzies. Initially bewildered by what appeared to be an ...

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

It was an octopus riding on a shark’s head. The University of Auckland released a video on social media of an odd encounter, ...

If you Google 'are octopuses aliens?' the Google AI snipped says right at the top 'no, octopuses are not aliens' and you'd ...