Researchers with the University of Auckland recently witnessed an extraordinary scene in which a mako shark appears to be ...

The giant Pacific octopus grows bigger and lives longer ... but have been known to attack and eat sharks as well as birds, using their sharp, beaklike mouths to puncture and tear flesh.

In addition to humans, different fish species, eels and sharks tend to enjoy eating octopuses. “Octopus are definitely a staple here on Maui and the entire island chain,” she said.

Assistant producer, John Chambers, “our ‘star’ octopus was attacked by a pyjama shark. They have a phenomenal sense of smell and they’re always looking for clues that octopus are hunting.