The octopus in question was no lightweight. It was a Māori octopus, the largest octopus species in the Southern Hemisphere.
Somehow, a large orange octopus has been riding a mako shark off the coast of New Zealand. Researchers are mystified.
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. “What was that orange patch on its head?
It shows an octopus hitching a ride on a shark, somewhere in New Zealand. And it also has researchers perplexed. Check it out ...
Oh my god!" an observer exclaims Wednesday Davis/University of Auckland An octopus got to rest its many legs when it ended up aboard a mako shark for a leisurely ride. In a video captured in ...
An octopus was filmed hitching a ride on the back of a mako shark in the waters off New Zealand, and researchers are a little ...