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"Sharktopus" sighting baffles scientists in New Zealand
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"Sharktopus" sighting baffles scientists in New Zealand

Gail P Sherman
Mar 31, 2025
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Sharktopus. Image: YouTube / University of Auckland

Researchers from the University of Auckland in New Zealand spotted something unusual in the waters of the Hauraki Gulf, off the island of Kawau. It was a short-fin mako shark, but something was on its head. They worried the shark might be injured, so they used a drone and an underwater camera to get a c…

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