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 ...

The octopus in question was seen riding around on the back of a mako shark in Hauraki Gulf, off th coast of Auckland, New Zealand, when it was spotted my University of Auckland marine scientist ...

Drone video captured what was a curious sight for scientists, who saw an octopus clinging onto the head of a short-fin mako shark off the coast of New Zealand.

Shark researchers at Australia's University of Auckland were surprised recently to see an orange octopus perched atop a mako shark. They sent up their drone and captured a delightful if mystifying ...

The team spotted an orange mass on a Mako shark’s head and sent in a pair of cameras for a closer look. They then realized the odd blob was a coiled octopus hitching a ride on the shark.

(CNN) - Amazing newly released video shows a most unlikely traveling duo in New Zealand. It was an octopus riding on a shark’s head. The University of Auckland released a video on social media of an ...

The team spotted an orange mass on a Mako shark’s head and sent in a pair of cameras for a closer look. They then realized the odd blob was a coiled octopus hitching a ride on the shark.

The team spotted an orange mass on a Mako shark’s head and sent in a pair of cameras for a closer look. They then realized the odd blob was a coiled octopus hitching a ride on the shark.

An octopus was caught catching a ride on a shark's head. (Source: University of Auckland, NWS Albuquerque, Akron Police Department, Fox, CNN) ...

The team spotted an orange mass on a Mako shark’s head and sent in a pair of cameras for a closer look. They then realized the odd blob was a coiled octopus hitching a ride on the shark.