“The octopus may have been in for quite the experience, since [the mako] can reach 50 kph,” or about 31 miles per hour, Constantine writes in a statement. Once the shark started to move faster, the octopus probably wouldn’t have been able to hold on, she adds to the New York Times. It’s possible that at that point, the shark would have eaten it. Or, it could have descended to the seabed, its usual home.

I’m thinking the octopus knows riding the shark where it can’t reach is its safest bet lol