"That's an octopus! 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.

Researchers with the University of Auckland recently witnessed an extraordinary scene in which a mako shark appears to be providing taxi service for an octopus. The bizarre interaction, captured ...

Researchers spotted an orange blob near a shark's head. It turned out to be an octopus along for a ride. Wednesday Davis / University of Auckland In December 2023, marine ecologist Rochelle ...