Nature unveiled another mystery when an octopus was caught cruising through the waters of New Zealand — by hitching a ride on ...

That said, I’m not sure many of those same people would saddle up if they were hopping on the back of a shark instead. This ...

The shortfin mako is a large shark with big black button eyes and is extremely fast. Photo: Shutterstock Like many octopus species, the formidable Maori octopus has a paralyzing neurotoxin that it ...

So, this shark was probably looking for an easy ... Longfin makos also have larger eyes than shortfins. Mako sharks are visual hunters, so the longfin sharks’ larger eyes are believed to be ...

Their eyes weren’t deceiving them ... which usually lives on the seafloor, ended up on the mako shark’s head.CreditCredit...By Esther Stuck And Wednesday Davis, University Of Auckland Sharks ...

That wasn’t the case for this octopus. In 2023, scientists spotted an eight-armed cephalopod riding on a 10-foot mako shark—and their video of the bizarre journey is now available to view.

A real-life "Sharktopus" situation unfolded in the Hauraki Gulf near Kawau Island in New Zealand, and scientists couldn't believe their eyes when ... to be a short-fin mako shark.