A stranded octopus gets a helping hand back to the ocean and takes the time to "high five" the rescuer. What really happened?

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick or stylish as the remora’s whale-surfing joyride. Scientists tracking humpbacks off the coast of Australia ...

Freeloading fish are taking ride-sharing to a whole new level — on a humpback whale. In stunning footage captured by Griffith University marine scientist Dr. Olaf Meynecke, remoras — better known as ...

The fish quite literally feast on the skin of the whales while riding along across the ocean Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has previously been published by ...

A researcher in Australia managed to capture rare footage of remoras, a breed of fish commonly known as sucker fish, while studying humpback whales off the coast His cameras picked up clips of the ...

A researcher's attempt to study humpback whales as they migrate off the coast of Australia managed to capture some rare footage of another fish hitching a ride on the supersized mammal. Olaf Meynecke ...

There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick or stylish as the remora’s whale-surfing joyride.Scientists tracking humpback whales off the coast of Australia have captured rare footage ...