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

It is not uncommon to find a marine animal attached to another, but a Maori octopus on a Mako shark? That is a different and ...

Researchers recently discovered an octopus catching a ride on a shortfin Mako shark off the shores of New Zealand, according ...

The rare sighting of an octopus riding on top of a shark was shared by scientists with the University of Auckland after it ...

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

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

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

A shortfin mako shark, the fastest-swimming shark in the world, was caught on camera with an octopus catching a ride on its back off the coast of New Zealand.

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.

Data shows that while retention bans are a positive first step, they alone won’t be sufficient to stop the ongoing decline.

Explore the complex issue of catch-and-release sharks and why stronger measures are needed to protect threatened species worldwide.