Octopus hitches ride on shark’s back in remarkable footage that is ‘a reminder of the wonders of the ocean’: ‘Sharktopus’
Researchers from the University of Aukland got a chance sighting of an octopus hitching a ride on the back of a shark, which ...
Octopus Hitches Ride on Mako Shark's Head
Somehow, a large orange octopus has been riding a mako shark off the coast of New Zealand. Researchers are mystified.
Rare ‘Sharktopus’ – an octopus riding a shark – sighting caught on camera shared by scientists
The rare sighting of an octopus riding on top of a shark was shared by scientists with the University of Auckland after it ...
A Real-Life Sharktopus: Scientists Capture Footage of Octopus Riding Shark’s Back
Researchers at University of Auckland documented the real-life sharktopus during a December 2023 expedition in the Hauraki ...
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Real life 'sharktopus'? Scientists share video of strange shark-octopus encounter
"A large metallic grey dorsal fin signalled a big shark, a short-fin mako," Constantine wrote in the piece published March 11. "But wait, what was that orange patch on its head? A buoy? An injury?
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Octopus turns world’s fastest shark into underwater taxi in a bizarre encounter
During a December 2023 expedition in the Hauraki Gulf near Kawau Island, scientists from the University of Auckland captured ...
Scientists Take Incredible Snapshot of Octopus Riding Shark
A real-life "Sharktopus" situation unfolded in the Hauraki Gulf near Kawau Island in New Zealand, and scientists couldn't ...
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World's Fastest Shark Gives Octopus a Ride on Its Back Off New Zealand Coast, Stunning Scientists
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. In a video captured in ...
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This Octopus’s Other Car Is a Shark
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. By Melissa Hobson When she spotted the mako shark in the ...