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 ...

The mako shark landed on a Churchys Charters NZ fishing boat in the waters near Whitianga, New Zealand Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

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.

The bizarre interaction, captured in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf, shows the octopus riding on the shark’s head. (See footage below.) “A shark giving an octopus a ride is one of ...

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 ...

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 ...

The researchers were studying the Hauraki Gulf as part of an ongoing project, when they spotted a large metallic grey dorsal fin, which turned out to be a short-fin mako shark. But a closer look ...

Shortfin mako sharks are the fastest shark species in the world, reaching top speeds of up to 46 mph (74 km/h). They can grow as long as 12 feet (3.7 m) and weigh as much as 1,200 pounds (545 ...

They had caught a large mako shark and were in the process of tagging and releasing it, but the shark suddenly bolted in one last attempt to get away. In the chaos, Paul Barning, a longtime ...

While on a research trip in December 2023, marine scientists observed an octopus attached to the head of a shortfin mako shark. The sighting was off the northern coast of the North Island of New ...