Is this a new alliance between marine species? According to images published by the University of Auckland in New Zealand, ...

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

Somehow, a large orange octopus has been riding a mako shark off the coast of New Zealand. Researchers are mystified.

Nature unveiled another mystery when an octopus was caught cruising through the waters of New Zealand — by hitching a ride on ...

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

Scientists were amazed to spot a Maori octopus hitchhiking on the back of a speedy shortfin mako shark, an unusual sight ...

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The encounter took place in the Hauraki Gulf, where a University of Auckland research team was analyzing ocean behavior in search of feeding frenzies. Initially bewildered by what appeared to be an ...

Marine scientists from the University of Auckland witnessed an extraordinary event off the coast of New Zealand. They observed a common octopus riding ...

Researchers in New Zealand captured the odd pairing on video, but they still don’t know how to explain the behavior ...

A video shows a Maori octopus hitchhiking on a shortfin mako shark in the Hauraki Gulf near New Zealand's North Island.

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 ...