Researchers from the University of Aukland got a chance sighting of an octopus hitching a ride on the back of a shark, which ...

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

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

"One of the best things about being a marine scientist is that you never know what you might see next in the sea," writes ...

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

The octopus in question was no lightweight. It was a Māori octopus, the largest octopus species in the Southern Hemisphere.

Somehow, a large orange octopus has been riding a mako shark off the coast of New Zealand. Researchers are mystified.

"We launched the drone, put the GoPro in the water, and saw something unforgettable: an octopus perched atop the shark’s head ...

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