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 2023 and released in March 2025, the two species were in peaceful ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Wednesday Davis An octopus has been spotted catching a ride from an unlikely marine ...
Most animals would think twice before interacting with large sharks, many of which are the ocean‘s top predators. That wasn’t the case for this octopus. In 2023, scientists spotted an eight-armed ...
A very strange marine life encounter caught on video left scientists baffled when it was first spotted in New Zealand waters in 2023. More than a fanciful shark-octopus hybrid featured in low-budget ...
Octopus Catches a Ride on a Mako Shark in Rare Ocean Encounter (Image: University of Auckland/ YouTube) A recent sighting in New Zealand showed that the sea is full of surprises. While on a research ...
These are unique recordings: In a bay off New Zealand, researchers have filmed an octopus using a shark as a ride. Is it doing this on purpose? Science is faced with a mystery. It is common knowledge ...
Monitoring and studying wildlife as closely as the Blue Planet II crew do in order to make the show, they're occasionally privy to never before observed creatures and behaviours. We saw that in ...
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