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.

The bizarre interaction, captured in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf, shows the octopus riding on the shark’s head. (See footage ...

since mako sharks are the fastest sharks in the ocean, capable of swimming in bursts of 40-plus mph. It’s not clear how these two animals came to be together in this manner, but it’s likely that the ...

No doubt attracted by their bait, a giant mako leaped into the air and landed on the front of the boat. It’s hard to say who was more shocked — the fishermen or the shark. Makos are predatory ...

23, when he became entangled in a line that had been hooked onto a large mako shark. NSW Police Force superintendent Joe McNulty said the “tragic accident” occurred as crew attempted to tag ...

"The fishing boat at the time was retrieving a mako shark and we believe during that manoeuvre the man has become entangled in the fishing gear and has been forced over the side," he said.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A “much loved and revered” game-fisher is believed to have been entangled in a line after hooking a large mako shark before he ...