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

It shows an octopus hitching a ride on a shark, somewhere in New Zealand. And it also has researchers perplexed. Check it out ...

Researchers with the University of Auckland recently witnessed an extraordinary scene in which a mako shark appears to be ...

The man-eating mako shark has not been seen here alive for ... growing fast. Although the juvenile - which Mr Lock photographed before throwing it back into the sea --was just 33 inches long ...

That was the case when a team from the University of Auckland in New Zealand noticed a 10-foot-long shortfin mako shark adorned with an unexpected passenger. “What was that orange patch on its head?

The team was off the Northern coast of New Zealand in the Hauraki Gulf in 2023 when they spotted a shortfin mako shark with an orange blob attached to its back. “The ‘sharktopus’ encounter ...

Oh my god!" an observer exclaims Wednesday Davis/University of Auckland An octopus got to rest its many legs when it ended up aboard a mako shark for a leisurely ride. In a video captured in ...

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. By Melissa Hobson When she spotted the mako shark in the ...

A live mako shark washed up at Sumner Beach ... The shark was described by one witness as “juvenile” and “just under 2 metres” long. A police spokesperson told the Herald police were ...

Shortfin mako sharks are the fastest shark species in the world, reaching top speeds of up to 46 mph (74 km/h). They can grow as long as 12 feet (3.7 m) and weigh as much as 1,200 pounds (545 ...