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

One summer day off the northern coast of New Zealand, Rochelle Constantine noticed something strange on the water’s surface.

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

A aerial view of the octopus catching a ride on top of the shark. (Image credit: Wednesday Davis) Shortfin mako sharks are the fastest shark species in the world, reaching top speeds of up to 46 ...

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 ...

A research team from the University of Auckland was out studying feeding frenzies when they came across something far more remarkable: an octopus taking a ride on a shark’s back. The shark was ...

But researchers aren't sure whether the octopus intended to ride on a shark's head ... They are also the world's fastest shark, hitting speeds of up to 50kph. The Maori octopus would have to ...

Its shortfin mako companion is known for leaping high out of the water and for being the world’s fastest shark—which means it might have offered a wild ride. “The octopus may have been in ...

An octopus got to rest its many legs when it ended up aboard a mako shark for a leisurely ride. In a video captured in December ... that such extraordinary moments keep happening." Media Drum ...