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

A shortfin mako shark, the fastest-swimming shark in the world, was caught on camera with an octopus catching a ride on its ...

The octopus in question was no lightweight. It was a Māori octopus, the largest octopus species in the Southern Hemisphere.

Carla Mascarenhas is the NSW correspondent covering breaking news, state politics and investigations. She is based in Sydney.

A video shows a Maori octopus hitchhiking on a shortfin mako shark in the Hauraki Gulf near New Zealand's North Island. Observed by marine scientists from the University of Auckland in December 2023, ...

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

The dorsal fin slicing through the Hauraki Gulf belonged to a shortfin mako—the world’s fastest shark. But something was… off. Its head bore a large orange smear. “At first, I was like ...

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.