“We could see these tentacles moving,” she added in a March 20 interview with The New York Times.

Somehow, a large orange octopus has been riding a mako shark off the coast of New Zealand. Researchers are mystified.

One summer day off the northern coast of New Zealand, Rochelle Constantine noticed something strange on the water’s surface.

A shortfin mako shark, the fastest-swimming shark in the world, was caught on camera with an octopus catching a ride on its back off the coast of New Zealand.

Researchers in New Zealand saw a colorful blob on top of a shark’s head. When they looked closer, they realized it had eight ...

Maori octopuses are the largest octopuses in the Southern Hemisphere, reaching about 1 meter (3.28 feet) in length. Shortfin mako sharks are known for being one of the fastest fish in the world, with ...

The Maori octopus opted for a very speedy ride; the shortfin mako is considered the fastest shark species, swimming up to 50 ...

Scientists in New Zealand have released footage of an octopus appearing to ride the back of a shortfin mako shark. Researchers ... project to monitor the animals of the Gulf, including sharks.

Scientists were amazed to spot a Maori octopus hitchhiking on the back of a speedy shortfin mako shark, an unusual sight captured in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf. It’s not every day you see an ...

While on a research trip in December 2023, marine scientists observed an octopus attached to the head of a shortfin mako shark. The sighting was off the northern coast of the North Island of New ...

Sometimes we all need a little help. And it can come from unlikely places. Carla Mascarenhas is the NSW correspondent covering breaking news, state politics and investigations. She is based in ...

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 ...