The Unbelievable Encounter: Octopus Clings to Shark Off New Zealand Coast
The encounter took place in the Hauraki Gulf, where a University of Auckland research team was analyzing ocean behavior in search of feeding frenzies. Initially bewildered by what appeared to be an ...
Rare ‘Sharktopus’ – an octopus riding a shark – sighting caught on camera shared by scientists
The rare sighting of an octopus riding on top of a shark was shared by scientists with the University of Auckland after it ...
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Octopus Hitches Ride on Mako Shark's Head
Photo: University of Auckland. The Maori octopus is one of the biggest octopuses in the southern hemisphere and can weigh 12 kilograms fully grown. Known for being rather ill-tempered and ...
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Rare "Sharktopus" Sighting As Octopus Hitches Ride On Fastest Shark In The World
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 ...
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This Octopus’s Other Car Is a Shark
The team identified the eight-armed commuter as a Maori octopus. The hefty cephalopods can stretch up to 6.5 feet and weigh around 26 pounds. They are the largest octopus in the Southern Hemisphere.
Octopus hitches a ride on one of the ocean’s fastest sharks in stunning encounter. Video
Scientists were amazed to spot a Maori octopus hitchhiking on the back of a speedy shortfin mako shark, an unusual sight ...
Shark or Uber? Octopus catches a free ride in the wild. Watch the viral moment
A video shows a Maori octopus hitchhiking on a shortfin mako shark in the Hauraki Gulf near New Zealand's North Island.