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

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 ...

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.

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

T he intelligence of an octopus is a fascinating thing, not least because it is an extremely intelligent animal whose ...

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 ...

Researchers in New Zealand saw a colorful blob on top of a shark’s head. When they looked closer, they realized it had eight ...

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

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 ...