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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...