An octopus hitched a ride on the back of a mako shark in extraordinary nature footage released by the University of Auckland.

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

A real-life "Sharktopus" situation unfolded in the Hauraki Gulf near Kawau Island in New Zealand, and scientists couldn't ...

Marine Life Could Experience 'Mass Extinction' if Humans Don't Take 'Rapid Action' Against Climate Crisis They noted that the octopus looked “very white” in the video and said it could be ...

The complex biology of an octopus shines through as a brief snippet displays its unique ability to camouflage in water.

More than a fanciful shark-octopus hybrid featured in low-budget sci-fi films of the 2010s, the "sharktopus" has been spotted in real life - well, kind of. The sighting was not that of some mish ...

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

A aerial view of the octopus catching a ride on top of the shark. (Image credit: Wednesday Davis) Shortfin mako sharks are the fastest shark species in the world, reaching top speeds of up to 46 ...

Their eyes weren’t deceiving them. An octopus was riding the shark. They nicknamed it the “sharktopus” and said it was one of the strangest things they had ever seen in the ocean.