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 ...
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Octopus turns world’s fastest shark into underwater taxi in a bizarre encounter
During a December 2023 expedition in the Hauraki Gulf near Kawau Island, scientists from the University of Auckland captured ...
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Octopus Filmed Riding A Shark Like A Cowboy, Surprising Scientists (And, Probably, Shark)
Forget your sk8er bois and surfers, there is officially a new coolest way to get around and it’s riding on the back of a ...
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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 ...
This Octopus’s Other Car Is a Shark
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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Can the Ocean’s Fastest Shark Outswim Our Appetite for It?
A young mako lies gutted on the dock of Star Island Marina in Montauk, New York, site of an annual shark-fishing tournament. More than 60 tournaments, targeting shortfin makos, threshers ...
New study on the scale and scope of the online trade of endangered species
The fastest shark in the sea is losing the race against extinction. Capable of reaching speeds of up to 45 miles per hour, ...
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Shortfin Mako Shark Denied Federal Protections
WASHINGTON— The highly imperiled shortfin mako shark was denied federal protection today by NOAA Fisheries, which stated that a listing under the federal Endangered Species Act is “not warranted.” ...
Moment incredibly rare ‘sharktopus’ seen off New Zealand coast
The research team said the octopus was likely in for “quite the experience” since short-fin mako sharks are the world’s ...