An octopus hitched a ride on the back of a mako shark in extraordinary nature footage released by the University of Auckland. Researchers at the institution dubbed the underwater friendship ...

The dorsal fin slicing through the Hauraki Gulf belonged to a shortfin mako—the world’s fastest shark. But something was… off. Its head bore a large orange smear. “At first, I was like ...

There are more than 500 species of sharks in the world today and they are some of the best-known predators around. Although ...

Is this a new alliance between marine species? According to images published by the University of Auckland in New Zealand, ...

Photographer Michael Busch captured video footage of a 6 foot long shark swimming near two unsuspecting snorkelers in the ...

The rare sighting of an octopus riding on top of a shark was shared by scientists with the University of Auckland after it was captured off the coast of New Zealand.

"The shark may not be bothered by the octopus ... Their slow rate of reproduction means that they can't reproduce fast enough to keep up with fishing pressure, leading to population declines.

It’s pointed out that this could have turned into a wild ride for the octopus, since mako sharks are the fastest sharks in the ocean, capable of swimming in bursts of 40-plus mph. It’s not ...

“The octopus may have been in for quite the experience, though, since the world’s fastest shark species can reach 50 kilometers per hour,” she told Oceanographic. But, according to the ...

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 ...

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 ...