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okay +20 lb octopus catching a ride on a shark. It was a very calm scene…

> “‘The shark seemed quite happy, and the octopus seemed quite happy,’ Dr. Constantine said. ‘It was a very calm scene.’”

> “‘We have no idea what happened next,’ she added. ‘If the octopus slid off, the shark could have eaten it.‘“

> “The team identified the eight-armed commuter as a Maori octopus. The hefty cephalopods can stretch up to 6.5 feet 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.”

https://archive.is/2025.03.22-112749/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/science/octopus-riding-shark-new-zealand.html

okay +20 lb octopus catching a ride on a shark. It was a very calm scene…

> “‘The shark seemed quite happy, and the octopus seemed quite happy,’ Dr. Constantine said. ‘It was a very calm scene.’”

> “‘We have no idea what happened next,’ she added. ‘If the octopus slid off, the shark could have eaten it.‘“

> “The team identified the eight-armed commuter as a Maori octopus. The hefty cephalopods can stretch up to 6.5 feet 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.”

https://archive.is/2025.03.22-112749/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/science/octopus-riding-shark-new-zealand.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/science/octopus-riding-shark-new-zealand.html

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> “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. ‘The natural environment is a place where special things happen every minute of every day,’ she said.”