Rare sighting of a 'sharktopus' leaves onlookers stunned and puzzled | CBC Radio

As It HappensNature unveiled another mystery when an octopus was caught cruising through the waters of New Zealand — by hitching a ride on a shark.Researchers aren't sure why a deepsea octopus hitched a ride on a shark off New Zealand's coastCatherine Zhu · CBC Radio · Posted: Mar 25, 2025 4:52 PM EDT | Last Updated: March 25As It Happens6:32Rare sighting of a 'sharktopus' leaves onlookers stunned and puzzledMarine biologist Rochelle Constantine and her research team encountered something completely unexpected during a research trip off New Zealand's northern coast — a sight that left them absolutely stunned.While observing a shortfin mako shark swimming through the waters in December 2023, something strangecaught their eye."It had a really large orangey-brown shape on its head," Constantine, who recently shared the discovery in a blog post, told As It Happens host Nil Köksal."We're like, 'Oh, is it entangled in a buoy, [or] some sort of fishing gear? Or maybe, [it] had an injury, beca...