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when they spotted a large short-fin mako shark just underwater. The patch of orange on top of its head confused them. Marine scientist Rochelle Constantine initially thought they were seeing a ...
Shortfin mako sharks are considered the fastest sharks in the world. They can swim as fast as 31mph with a top speed of ...
Researchers captured a video showing the orange-hued octopus clinging to the back of a large shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) as it swims. This "sharktopus" was spotted in the Hauraki Gulf ...
Forget your sk8er bois and surfers, there is officially a new coolest way to get around and it’s riding on the back of a shark ... need for speed? Or a fashion-forward shortfin mako that ...
many of which are the ocean‘s top predators. That wasn’t the case for this octopus. In 2023, scientists spotted an eight-armed cephalopod riding on a 10-foot mako shark—and their video of ...