An octopus hitched a ride on the back of a mako shark in extraordinary nature footage released by the University of Auckland. Researchers at the institution dubbed the underwater friendship ...

By Melissa Hobson When she spotted the mako shark in the Hauraki Gulf off New ... “‘Is it entangled in fishing gear or had a big bite?’” Wednesday Davis, a technician, sent up a drone ...

The rare sighting of an octopus riding on top of a shark was shared by scientists with the University of Auckland after it was captured off the coast of New Zealand.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Wednesday Davis An octopus has been spotted catching a ride from an unlikely marine ...

And that’s when they spotted the pair. “A large metallic grey dorsal fin signaled a big shark, a short-fin mako. But wait, what was that orange patch on its head? A buoy? An injury?

In a recently released study, scientists say they still aren’t sure how the deep sea-dwelling Maori octopus encountered the mako shark near the waters surface. Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax ...

Scientists were amazed to spot a Maori octopus hitchhiking on the back of a speedy shortfin mako shark, an unusual sight ... Is it entangled in fishing gear or had a big bite?'" ...

Researchers in New Zealand captured the odd pairing on video, but they still don’t know how to explain the behavior ...

“A large metallic grey dorsal fin signaled a big shark, a short-fin mako. But wait, what was that orange patch on its head? A buoy? An injury? We launched the drone, put the GoPro in the water ...

Is it entangled in fishing gear or had a big bite?”, reported the New York ... it was clear that this was no ordinary interaction. The shortfin mako shark, the fastest shark species in the ...