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

Researchers at University of Auckland documented the real-life sharktopus during a December 2023 expedition in the Hauraki ...

A real-life "Sharktopus" situation unfolded in the Hauraki Gulf near Kawau Island in New Zealand, and scientists couldn't ...

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

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

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

It is not uncommon to find a marine animal attached to another, but a Maori octopus on a Mako shark? That is a different and ...

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

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

The Minister for Oceans and Fisheries has closed the inner Hauraki Gulf to fishing of spiny rock lobster for three years.

Scientists were amazed to spot a Maori octopus hitchhiking on the back of a speedy shortfin mako shark, an unusual sight ...

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