A Real-Life Sharktopus: Scientists Capture Footage of Octopus Riding Shark’s Back
Researchers at University of Auckland documented the real-life sharktopus during a December 2023 expedition in the Hauraki ...
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Octopus rides the world’s fastest shark and nobody knows what’s going on
One summer day off the northern coast of New Zealand, Rochelle Constantine noticed something strange on the water’s surface.
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Real life 'sharktopus'? Scientists share video of strange shark-octopus encounter
More than a fanciful shark-octopus hybrid featured in low-budget sci-fi films of the 2010s, the "sharktopus" has been spotted ...
Rare ‘Sharktopus’ – an octopus riding a shark – sighting caught on camera shared by scientists
The rare sighting of an octopus riding on top of a shark was shared by scientists with the University of Auckland after it ...
Why Aren’t We Talking About The Octopus Riding A Shark More Because ‘Sharktopus’ Is Blowing My Mind
If you Google 'are octopuses aliens?' the Google AI snipped says right at the top 'no, octopuses are not aliens' and you'd think that would settle it but ...
Octopus hitches ride on mako shark in real-life 'sharktopus' moment
A strange marine encounter has left scientists baffled after they spotted a real-life 'sharktopus'. The sighting off the coast of Kawau Island in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf saw a Maori octopus hitch a ...
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This Octopus’s Other Car Is a Shark
An octopus was riding the shark ... “You can see it takes a fair amount of real estate on the shark’s head,” Dr. Constantine said of the encounter, which the researchers recorded during ...
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Real life 'sharktopus'? Scientists share video of strange shark-octopus encounter
More than a fanciful shark-octopus hybrid featured in low-budget sci-fi films of the 2010s, the "sharktopus" has been spotted in real life - well, kind of. The sighting was not that of some mish ...