Somehow, a large orange octopus has been riding a mako shark off the coast of New Zealand. Researchers are mystified.

Octopuses off the southern coast of Israel have formed a fascinating bond with the local fish population, and the two species are now teaming up to track down prey. This strange collaboration has ...

One summer day off the northern coast of New Zealand, Rochelle Constantine noticed something strange on the water’s surface.

Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful neurotoxin into the hearts of females before mating to avoid being eaten, ...

Throughout the animal kingdom, resourcefulness often means the difference between a good meal and an empty stomach. And near coral reefs, where competition for food is particularly fierce, nature has ...

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 ...

One of my favourite animals in the film has to be our little female common octopus who turned out to be a genius in the art of escape… Just as well, as she lives in an undersea kelp forest that ...

Imagery of the "amazing" act was caught by Amy's colleague off the country's western coastline near Mandurah, 70 kilometres ...