Its the aquatic buddy comedy movie we never knew we needed.
And thats when they spotted the pair.
A large metallic grey dorsal fin signaled a big shark, a short-fin mako.
Finally, a sharktopus you can show the kids.© Wednesday Davis via University of Auckland
But wait, what was that orange patch on its head?
Footage of the two can be viewed below.
Octopuses are usuallydeep sea dwellers, whereas mako sharks (Isurus oxyrinchus) stick closer to the surface.
So its anyones guess as to how this ride-along actually happened.
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And in a new study Friday, researchers have found that some of these bites are wholly defensive.
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