Their fate remains unknown. The octopus-shark duo surprised both scientists and laypeople alike, but the behavior of one animal riding another is well known in biology. It’s called phoresy ...

An octopus rides on the back of a fast mako shark off the coast of New Zealand; a scientific video reveals an unusual ...

Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet. Some are found lurking in remote corners of ...

A remotely operated submersible saw the “semi-gelatinous” animal lying on the ocean floor and “flying underwater.” Take a ...

When a blanket octopus swims, it creates a kaleidoscope of colors twirling underwater. It’s a rainbow of beauty as it glides ...

Meanwhile, Australia's Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt beat Estonia 9-2 in the third-place match to claim a historic first world curling medal.

Incredible footage uploaded alongside the post shows the purple-black substance drifting through the sea, curling into spirals and forming ... Nico said, "this very much looks like squid/cuttlefish or ...

even a mimic octopus. Animals that generally fail include cats, dogs, pandas, and most bird species, though some birds like Eurasian magpies have passed the mirror test. This begs the question ...

The story of two of the strangest animals on the planet just got a little stranger, thanks to clues revealed by a lone fossil specimen that scientists now say represents a long-extinct ancestor.