An octopus hitched a ride on the back of a mako shark in extraordinary nature footage released by the University of Auckland.

Scientists captured a rare sight in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf—an octopus clinging to a shortfin mako shark. This stunning encounter highlights the ocean’s mysteries and the wonders of marine life.

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

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

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

The sighting, or "sharktopus," is extremely rare and super mysterious because, as the research paper noted, octopus are ...

T he intelligence of an octopus is a fascinating thing, not least because it is an extremely intelligent animal whose ...

A group of marine biologists who have spent years researching sharks and their behaviour were completely dumbfounded by a rare sight off the coast of New Zealand.

As the recreational fishery chips away at shark populations outside the boundaries of scientists’ data books — and as a new ...

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