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

The research team said the octopus was likely in for “quite the experience” since short-fin mako sharks are the world’s ...

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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.