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Octopus hitches a ride on a shark

Rare ‘Sharktopus’ – an octopus riding a shark – sighting caught on camera shared by scientists

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.

Smithsonian Magazine · 13h

Watch an Octopus Hitch a Ride on a Shark—an Unusual Duo Dubbed the ‘Sharktopus’

Researchers in New Zealand captured the odd pairing on video, but they still don’t know how to explain the behavior

Staten Island Advance · 9h

Watch: Scientists mystified as Maco shark gives octopus a ride off this Oceania country

Researchers recently discovered an octopus catching a ride on a shortfin Mako shark off the shores of New Zealand, according to multiple reports. A YouTube video titled, “Sharktopus': Octopus hitches a ride on a shark to researchers' surprise” caught the oddity near the Oceania country.

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Shark’s ‘mystery hat’ turns out to be a giant octopus

“We could see these tentacles moving,” she added in a March 20 interview with The New York Times.

Interesting Engineering on MSN23h

Octopus turns world’s fastest shark into underwater taxi in a bizarre encounter

With documented swimming speeds of up to 46 miles per hour, mako sharks represent the world’s fastest elasmobranch species.

USA Today6d

‘Marine mystery’ as mako shark swims past researchers with octopus on head

Researchers with the University of Auckland recently witnessed an extraordinary scene in which a mako shark appears to be providing taxi service for an octopus. The bizarre interaction ...

The Maui News4y

Octopus has a mind of its own in the ocean

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.

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