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

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" situation unfolded in the Hauraki Gulf near Kawau Island in New Zealand, and scientists couldn't ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...