That said, I’m not sure many of those same people would saddle up if they were hopping on the back of a shark instead. This ...

An octopus hitched a ride on the back of a mako shark in extraordinary nature footage released by the University of Auckland.

Nature unveiled another mystery when an octopus was caught cruising through the waters of New Zealand — by hitching a ride on ...

But it was an article written by biologist professor and participating researcher Rochelle Constantine, published by the university last week, that piqued public interest. "A large metallic grey ...

Somehow, a large orange octopus has been riding a mako shark off the coast of New Zealand. Researchers are mystified.

“At first, I was like: ‘Is it a buoy?’” marine scientist Rochelle Constantine told the New York Times. “‘Is it entangled in fishing gear or had a big bite?’” The phenomenon was ...

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.

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

But wait, what was that orange patch on its head? A buoy? An injury?" Rochelle Constantine, a marine biology professor at the University of Auckland who was on the research trip, wrote in a statement.

By Melissa Hobson When she spotted the mako shark in the Hauraki Gulf off New Zealand, Rochelle Constantine, a marine ecologist at the University of Auckland, was concerned. The animal had a ...

“What was that orange patch on its head? A buoy? An injury?” marine ecologist Rochelle Constantine recalled in a university feature. Constantine and colleagues were aboard a nearby ship in the ...

But it was an article written by biologist professor and participating researcher Rochelle Constantine, published by the university last week, that piqued public interest. "A large metallic grey ...