Octopus hitches ride on shark’s back in remarkable footage that is ‘a reminder of the wonders of the ocean’: ‘Sharktopus’
Researchers from the University of Aukland got a chance sighting of an octopus hitching a ride on the back of a shark, which ...
Rare ‘Sharktopus’ – an octopus riding a shark – sighting caught on camera shared by New Zealand scientists
The rare sighting of an octopus riding on top of a shark was shared by scientists with the University of Auckland after it ...
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 ...
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Watch an Octopus Hitch a Ride on a Shark—an Unusual Duo Dubbed the ‘Sharktopus’
Researchers in New Zealand captured the odd pairing on video, but they still don’t know how to explain the behavior ...
Watch: Scientists mystified as Maco shark gives octopus a ride off this Oceania country
Researchers recently discovered an octopus catching a ride on a shortfin Mako shark off the shores of New Zealand, according ...
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Octopus turns world’s fastest shark into underwater taxi in a bizarre encounter
With documented swimming speeds of up to 46 miles per hour, mako sharks represent the world’s fastest elasmobranch species.
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Octopus Spotted Riding a Shark Like It's NBD in Waters Off Coast of New Zealand
T he intelligence of an octopus is a fascinating thing, not least because it is an extremely intelligent animal whose ...
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‘Marine mystery’ as mako shark swims past researchers with octopus on head
(See footage below.) “A shark giving an octopus a ride is one of the strangest things that University of Auckland marine scientist Professor Rochelle Constantine has seen,” the university ...
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Surfer attacked by shark off coast of Australia is presumed dead, as police say drone footage captured aftermath
A surfer who was attacked by a shark off the coast of Australia on Monday is presumed dead, police said Tuesday. Officials received reports of the attack around 12:10 p.m. local time on Monday ...