Short-finned mako shark, an apex predator, seen swimming near dead swordfish with ‘massive bite marks,’ Australia charter boat company says.

Researchers with the University of Auckland recently witnessed an extraordinary scene in which a mako shark appears to be providing taxi service for an octopus. The bizarre interaction, captured ...

Researchers with the University of Auckland recently witnessed an extraordinary scene in which a mako shark appears to be providing taxi service for an octopus. The bizarre interaction, captured ...

An octopus rides atop a shortfin mako shark in December 2023. YouTube/University of Auckland “One of the best things about being a marine scientist is that you never know what you might see next ...

A YouTube video titled, “Sharktopus': Octopus hitches a ride on a shark to researchers' surprise” caught the oddity near the Oceania country. The video was apparently made in late 2023, but ...

“Sharktopus”: Octopus Rides on Mako Shark’s Back (Video) Story by Dashel Pierson • 2d. ... “A large metallic grey dorsal fin signaled a big shark, a short-fin mako.

Science Rare ‘Sharktopus’ – an octopus riding a shark – sighting caught on camera shared by scientists The shark and octopus seemed 'quite happy' by the encounter, one of the researchers said ...

Short-finned mako shark, an apex predator, seen swimming near dead swordfish with ‘massive bite marks,’ Australia charter boat company says.

Researchers with the University of Auckland recently witnessed an extraordinary scene in which a mako shark appears to be providing taxi service for an octopus. The bizarre interaction, captured in ...