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

But nothing compared to the shortfin makos he encountered off the coast of New Zealand in 1926. The first mako Grey ... with water, and gave no end of trouble.” Once the shark was landed ...

It is not uncommon to find a marine animal attached to another, but a Maori octopus on a Mako shark? That is a different and uncommon story indeed.

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 ...

Researchers captured a video showing the orange-hued octopus clinging to the back of a large shortfin mako ... in the water and saw something unforgettable: an octopus perched atop the shark's ...

It hunts some of the fastest fish in the sea ... To ensure a meal, the Mako shark implements certain tactics when hunting. It will often attack and bite off the tail of its prey so that it ...

Meanwhile, a rare sight of an octopus riding on the head of the world's fastest ... The shark that was photographed with the octopus on its head is the shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus ...

"That's an octopus! Oh my god!" an observer exclaims Wednesday Davis/University of Auckland An octopus got to rest its many legs when it ended up aboard a mako shark for a leisurely ride.

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

Also known as the blue pointer or bonito shark, the shortfin mako can be up to four meters long and 570 kilograms. They are also the world's fastest shark, hitting speeds of up to 50kph.

The fastest shark in the sea is losing the race against extinction. Capable of reaching speeds of up to 45 miles per hour, the shortfin Mako is being ... of thousands of animal species at risk ...