Researchers from the University of Aukland got a chance sighting of an octopus hitching a ride on the back of a shark, which ...
One summer day off the northern coast of New Zealand, Rochelle Constantine noticed something strange on the water’s surface.
The sighting was not that of some mish-mashed genetic oddity but rather a normal octopus hitching a ride on the back of a very real shark. Researchers from the University of Auckland spotted the ...
It’s for sure that the octopus was in for an exhilarating ride of his life! “The octopus may have been in for quite the experience,” Constantine said to the New York Times, for the unusual ...
Somehow, a large orange octopus has been riding a mako shark off the coast of New Zealand. Researchers are mystified.
An unexpected marine phenomenon was observed in New Zealand waters: an octopus riding a shark. This unusual scene, captured by researchers, raises questions about interactions between ...