The research team said the octopus was likely in for “quite the experience” since short-fin mako sharks are the world’s ...

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

Researchers in New Zealand saw a colorful blob on top of a shark’s head. When they looked closer, they realized it had eight arms.

Researchers with the University of Auckland recently witnessed an extraordinary scene in which a mako shark appears to be ...

A real-life "Sharktopus" situation unfolded in the Hauraki Gulf near Kawau Island in New Zealand, and scientists couldn't ...

A shortfin mako shark, the fastest-swimming shark in the world, was caught on camera with an octopus catching a ride on its back off the coast of New Zealand.

A group of marine biologists who have spent years researching sharks and their behaviour were completely dumbfounded by a rare sight off the coast of New Zealand.

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 ...

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Satellite tag technology has facilitated observations of the movement patterns of large fish in waters around Taiwan, the ...