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Real life 'sharktopus'? Scientists share video of strange shark-octopus encounter
Usatoday 24 Mar 2025
And short-fin mako sharks, like the one serving as a mount for the octopus, not only don't tend to venture into the deep but are also impressively fast swimmers capable of reaching speeds up to 45 miles per hour, according to Ocean Conservatory.
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The Observer 24 Mar 2025
Marina Dunbar reports how researchers spotted the orange Māori octopus clinging to the back of a large shortfin mako shark in the Hauraki Gulf off the northern coast of New Zealand in December 2023.
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Octopus hitches ride on shark’s back in remarkable footage that is ‘a reminder of the ...
New York Post 23 Mar 2025
The team was off the Northern coast of New Zealand in the Hauraki Gulf in 2023 when they spotted a shortfin mako shark with an orange blob attached to its back ... Octopuses usually are on the ocean floor, where shortfin mako sharks typically do not go.
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Shark or Uber? Octopus catches a free ride in the wild. Watch the viral moment
The Times of India 22 Mar 2025
A video shows a Maori octopus hitchhiking on a shortfin mako shark ...
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Octopus turns world’s fastest shark into underwater taxi in a bizarre encounter
Interesting Engineering 21 Mar 2025
Marine researchers in New Zealand have documented an unprecedented interaction between a shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) and an octopus. ... affixed to the dorsal region of a mako shark.
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Shark’s ‘mystery hat’ turns out to be a giant octopus
Popular Science 21 Mar 2025
That was the case when a team from the University of Auckland in New Zealand noticed a 10-foot-long shortfin mako shark adorned with an unexpected passenger ... While the arrival of a large mako didn’t ...
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Octopus Filmed Riding A Shark Like A Cowboy, Surprising Scientists (And, Probably, Shark)
IFL Science 21 Mar 2025
Stunning footage of what’s being described as a “mysterious sight indeed” was shared by the University Of Auckland (UoA), showing the seabed-dwelling octopus riding on the back of a shortfin mako, sharks that don’t favor the deep.
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Octopus Spotted Riding a Shark Like It's NBD in Waters Off Coast of New Zealand
AOL 21 Mar 2025
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 Rochelle Constantine.
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Octopus jumps shark and goes for a ride on its back
The Guardian 21 Mar 2025
Researchers spotted the orange Maori octopus clinging to the back of a large shortfin mako shark in ...
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Video Shows an Octopus Riding a Mako Shark Near New Zealand
New York Times 20 Mar 2025
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 ... .
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Sharks in peril: Industrial fishing pushes one-third of species toward extinction
Interesting Engineering 17 Mar 2025
A curse for sharks ... While retention bans reduce mortality rates by an estimated three-fold, researchers found that this is insufficient to maintain sustainable populations for heavily fished species like mako and silky sharks.
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Watch: Octopus hitches ride on mako shark in Hauraki Gulf
Stuff 15 Mar 2025
The marine animal was working ‘really hard to keep all its tentacles tucked in’ ....
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