Marine scientists from the University of Auckland spotted a maori octopus clinging to the head of a shortfin mako shark. Video by Wednesday Davis/Esther Stuck/University of Auckland via Storyful ...

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, ...

The team was off the Northern coast of New Zealand in the Hauraki Gulf in 2023 when they spotted a shortfin mako shark with an orange blob attached to its back. “The ‘sharktopus’ encounter ...

Scientists were amazed to spot a Maori octopus hitchhiking on the back of a speedy shortfin mako shark, an unusual sight captured in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf. It’s not every day you see an ...

In December 2023, researchers in the Hauraki Gulf, near New Zealand, captured an astonishing sight—an octopus clinging to the back of a shortfin mako shark. The rare encounter was caught on camera, ...

Researchers discovered an octopus catching a ride on a shortfin Mako shark off the shores of New Zealand, according to multiple reports. A YouTube video titled, “Sharktopus': Octopus hitches a ...

Gotta get me home to my baby’s side. Ride, ride, ride, hitchin’ a ride. Photo: YouTube//Screenshot ...

That was the case when a team from the University of Auckland in New Zealand noticed a 10-foot-long shortfin mako shark adorned with an unexpected passenger. “What was that orange patch on its head?

Marine researchers in New Zealand have documented an unprecedented interaction between a shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) and an octopus. During a December 2023 expedition in the Hauraki ...

Its shortfin mako companion is known for leaping high out of the water and for being the world’s fastest shark—which means it might have offered a wild ride. “The octopus may have been in ...

Shortfin mako sharks are the world's fastest shark species and can reach speeds of up to 50 kilometres per hour in the water. The incident occurred in December 2023 and the team are still unsure ...