{"id":14297,"date":"2025-03-20T13:53:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T13:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/video-shows-an-octopus-riding-a-mako-shark-near-new-zealand\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T13:53:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T13:53:31","slug":"video-shows-an-octopus-riding-a-mako-shark-near-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/video-shows-an-octopus-riding-a-mako-shark-near-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Shows an Octopus Riding a Mako Shark Near New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When she spotted the mako shark in the Hauraki Gulf off New Zealand, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.auckland.ac.nz\/r-constantine\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rochelle Constantine<\/a>, a marine ecologist at the University of Auckland, was concerned. The animal had a curious orangey-brown mass perched on top of its head.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cAt first, I was like, \u2018Is it a buoy?\u2019\u201d Dr. Constantine said. \u201c\u2018Is it entangled in fishing gear or had a big bite?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.auckland.ac.nz\/en\/study\/scholarships-and-awards\/find-a-scholarship\/wednesday-davis-award-1221-sci.html\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wednesday Davis<\/a>, a technician, sent up a drone to get a closer look at the 10-foot-long shark. As the boat sidled closer, her colleague <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.auckland.ac.nz\/e-stuck\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Esther Stuck<\/a> dangled a camera overboard to record some underwater footage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe could see these tentacles moving,\u201d Dr. Constantine said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Their eyes weren\u2019t deceiving them. An octopus was riding the shark. They nicknamed it the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DHK1uFLywv6\/?img_index=2\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\u201csharktopus\u201d<\/a> and said it was one of the strangest things they had ever seen in the ocean.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The team identified the eight-armed commuter as a Maori octopus. The hefty cephalopods can stretch up to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/00288330909510029\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">6.5 feet<\/a> and weigh around 26 pounds. They are the largest octopus in the Southern Hemisphere. Even riding a huge predator like the shark, a shortfin mako, this hitchhiker occupied a lot of room.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cYou can see it takes a fair amount of real estate on the shark\u2019s head,\u201d Dr. Constantine said of the encounter, which the researchers recorded during a field expedition to study marine life and birds in December 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Tucking its arms into a tight ball, the stowaway looked like it was trying to go unnoticed. The octopus wasn\u2019t clinging to the shark \u201clike on a wayward banana boat ride,\u201d Dr. Constantine said. \u201cYou could see, every now and then, this little tentacle gets pulled in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Although the shark might not have been able to see the crafty cephalopod, it was most likely aware of its passenger. Sharks have sensory organs called lateral lines all over their bodies to help them perceive the world around them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Sharks and whales sometimes attract <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/10\/29\/science\/remoras-suckerfish-whales.html\" title=\"\">suckerfish<\/a>, which cling on for protection and remove dead skin and parasites from the predator\u2019s body. Makos are known to leap above the water\u2019s surface. Some researchers speculate that when they fling themselves out of the water, they are trying to dislodge these riders when they become irritating. But this shark didn\u2019t seem bothered by its freeloader.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe shark seemed quite happy, and the octopus seemed quite happy,\u201d Dr. Constantine said. \u201cIt was a very calm scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Shortfin makos are the world\u2019s fastest shark, and can swim at top speeds of <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/ocean.si.edu\/ocean-life\/sharks-rays\/shortfin-mako-shark\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">46 miles per hour.<\/a> \u201cOnce the shark moves faster, the octopus probably wouldn\u2019t have been able to hold on,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">What was the unlikely duo\u2019s fate? \u201cWe have no idea what happened next,\u201d she added. If the octopus slid off, the shark could have eaten it. Equally, in waters this shallow \u2014 just 100 to 130 feet deep \u2014 there\u2019s a chance the octopus could have landed safely on the seabed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The biggest mystery is how these animals met. Maori octopuses live on the seafloor. While shortfin makos can swim <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/niwa.co.nz\/fisheries\/shortfin-mako-sharks\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">more than 1,000 feet<\/a> deep, they\u2019re not usually found on the seabed. \u201cIt makes no sense that these two animals should be at the same place and time to encounter each other,\u201d Dr. Constantine said. \u201cWe have no idea how they found each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt is almost impossible to speculate how, or why, this shark and octopus might have come together or what the nature of their connection might be,\u201d said <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plymouth.ac.uk\/staff\/abigail-mcquatters-gollop\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Abigail McQuatters-Gollop<\/a>, an associate professor in marine conservation at the University of Plymouth in England who was not involved in Dr. Constantine\u2019s observation. \u201cBut does that matter?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While fascinating, Dr. McQuatters-Gollop thinks that what the team observed is ultimately a reminder of how little we know about the ocean, and how important protecting it is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">\u201c<\/em>The natural environment is a place where special things happen every minute of every day,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     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