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Mystery as shark is filmed playing 'taxi' with an octopus on its head

By T.K. Randall
March 16, 2025 · Comment icon 3 comments
Shark with octopus
How does this even happen ? Image Credit: University of Aukland / Facebook
The cephalopod can be seen chilling on the shark's head as it swims along in this peculiar clip from New Zealand.
What does an octopus do when it has to travel a long distance but is too tired to make the trip ?

It hitches a ride on a shark's head... apparently.

This was the bizarre scene recently captured on camera by researchers with the University of Auckland in New Zealand who spotted the animals in the Hauraki Gulf.

"A shark giving an octopus a ride is one of the strangest things that University of Auckland marine scientist Professor Rochelle Constantine has seen," the university wrote.
"This 'sharktopus' in the Hauraki Gulf was a mysterious find... octopus are mostly on the seabed while short-fin mako sharks don't favor the deep. The encounter is a reminder of the wonders of the ocean."

Researchers pointed out that the shark is capable of traveling at speeds of up to 40mph, meaning that the octopus might have needed to hold on for dear life.

Exactly how these two animals came to interact in this way remains a complete mystery.

You can check out the clip for yourself below.



Source: Yahoo! News | Comments (3)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by Buzz_Light_Year 9 hours ago
Hollywood now has some new material for a horror movie. Sharktupus. 
Comment icon #2 Posted by AnonsMouse 8 hours ago
Too late ... that move came out in 2010 :) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1619880/
Comment icon #3 Posted by MissJatti 5 hours ago
How to avoid getting eaten by a shark? hide and hitchhike on the sharks head!!


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