The rare sighting, captured on video off the coast of New Zealand and shared by scientists affiliated with the University of Auckland, shows a Maori octopus riding on top of a mako shark, which is the ...

This Maori octopus was captured on video camouflaging its skin and changing colors as it moved around the ocean floor amid a garden of kelp. This Maori octopus was captured on video camouflaging its ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

A diver in Australia filmed a Maori octopus hugging her camera near a pier. Jules Casey has built a bond with the octopus, named Priscilla, over months of visits. Casey is creating a short film about ...

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 ...