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 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 ...

The animal had a curious orangey-brown mass ... Even riding a huge predator like the shark, a shortfin mako, this hitchhiker occupied a lot of room. “You can see it takes a fair amount of ...

They observed a common octopus riding on the back of a shortfin mako shark. The encounter between these two species that typically inhabit different depths left researchers amazed and puzzled.

Sometimes we all need a little help. And it can come from unlikely places. Carla Mascarenhas is the NSW correspondent covering breaking news, state politics and investigations. She is based in ...