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.

With documented swimming speeds of up to 46 miles per hour, mako sharks represent the world’s fastest elasmobranch species.

The rare sighting of an octopus riding on top of a shark was shared by scientists with the University of Auckland after it ...

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 from the University of Aukland got a chance sighting of an octopus hitching a ride on the back of a shark, which ...

On March 5, a video shared on YouTube by University of Auckland showed a ‘sharktopus’ in the Hauraki Gulf near Kawau Island.

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 ...

shows a Maori octopus riding on top of a mako shark, which is the fastest in the world with the ability to swim up to 46 mph. The university said the December 2023 encounter "was one of the ...

Scientists captured a rare sight in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf—an octopus clinging to a shortfin mako shark. This stunning encounter highlights the ocean’s mysteries and the wonders of marine life.

A sight that even experienced marine biologists don't see every day: An octopus clings to the head of the world's fastest shark — and is comfortably carried away. What this unusual encounter is all ...

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 ...