Researchers from the University of Aukland got a chance sighting of an octopus hitching a ride on the back of a shark, which ...
The octopus in question was no lightweight. It was a Māori octopus, the largest octopus species in the Southern Hemisphere.
During a December 2023 expedition in the Hauraki Gulf near Kawau Island, scientists from the University of Auckland captured ...
Researchers at University of Auckland documented the real-life sharktopus during a December 2023 expedition in the Hauraki ...
According to The New York Times, marine ecologist Rochelle Constantine and her colleagues were on a research trip along the northern coast of New Zealand when they noticed a shortfin mako shark in ...
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.
The sighting off the coast of Kawau Island in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf saw a Maori octopus hitch a ride on a shortfin mako shark, clinging to the predator's head like a jockey. Drone footage of the ...
That was the case when a team from the University of Auckland in New Zealand noticed a 10-foot-long shortfin mako shark adorned with an unexpected passenger. “What was that orange patch on its head?
Shortfin mako sharks are the fastest shark species in the world, reaching top speeds of up to 46 mph (74 km/h). They can grow as long as 12 feet (3.7 m) and weigh as much as 1,200 pounds (545 ...