Rare ‘Sharktopus’ – an octopus riding a shark – sighting caught on camera shared by scientists
The rare sighting of an octopus riding on top of a shark was shared by scientists with the University of Auckland after it ...
Shark’s ‘mystery hat’ turns out to be a giant octopus
“We could see these tentacles moving,” she added in a March 20 interview with The New York Times.
A Real-Life Sharktopus: Scientists Capture Footage of Octopus Riding Shark’s Back
Researchers at University of Auckland documented the real-life sharktopus during a December 2023 expedition in the Hauraki ...
This male octopus poisons the female during mating to avoid being eaten
Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful neurotoxin into the hearts of females before mating to avoid being eaten, ...
Sea geniuses: all the ways that octopuses are wildly intelligent
Some scientists claim that octopuses could be the next big species after humans go extinct and that there is much to learn ...
The animal alliances reshaping our understanding of intelligence
In nature, interactions between species are often framed in terms of survival—those that hunt and those that are hunted. But ...
Male octopus poisons its mate to avoid becoming post-sex snack
While unfortunate for the males, becoming a post-sex meal offers the females vital nutrients needed to sustain themselves and ...
This Octopus’s Other Car Is a Shark
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.
Man vs Octopus Showdown! Clip Shows Octopus Choking Diver For Disturbing It; Internet Stunned
A petrifying video of an octopus choking a driver after the man seemingly disturbed one of the ‘smartest animals’ was shared ...