On March 5, a video shared on YouTube by University of Auckland showed a ‘sharktopus’ in the Hauraki Gulf near Kawau Island.

Shark researchers at Australia's University of Auckland were surprised recently to see an orange octopus perched atop a mako shark. They sent up their drone and captured a delightful if mystifying ...

Most animals would think twice before interacting with large sharks, many of which are the ocean‘s top predators. That wasn’t the case for this octopus. In 2023, scientists spotted an eight ...

A recent sighting in New Zealand showed that the sea is full of surprises. While on a research trip in December 2023, marine scientists observed an octopus attached to the head of a shortfin mako ...

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 ...

A very strange marine life encounter caught on video left scientists baffled when it was first spotted in New Zealand waters in 2023. More than a fanciful shark-octopus hybrid featured in low ...

Sometimes we all need a little help. And it can come from unlikely places. Carla Mascarenhas is the NSW correspondent covering breaking news, state politics and investigations. She is based in Sydney.