The sighting was not that of some mish-mashed genetic oddity but rather a normal octopus hitching a ride on the back of ... in the Hauraki Gulf near Kawau Island. But it was an article written ...

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 December 2023 and released in March 2025, the two species were in peaceful ...