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 ...

If there’s anywhere Team Lemon (formerly Team Mako) and Team Great White may find common ground, it’s megalodon speed. Rather ...

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.

A live mako shark washed up at Christchurch’s Sumner Beach – prompting a police call out. Footage of the shark has appeared online and shows its jaws moving faintly and sporadically.

Megalodons might have been longer and thinner than previously thought, according to a new study. The enormous, extinct sharks ...