A young mako lies gutted on the dock of Star Island Marina in Montauk, New York, site of an annual shark-fishing tournament. More than 60 tournaments, targeting shortfin makos, threshers ...

So in order to replace that energy they need to eat a lot of food. To ensure a meal, the Mako shark implements certain tactics when hunting. It will often attack and bite off the tail of its prey ...

Researchers at University of Auckland documented the real-life sharktopus during a December 2023 expedition in the Hauraki ...

Researchers recently discovered an octopus catching a ride on a shortfin Mako shark off the shores of New Zealand, according ...

Researchers in New Zealand captured the odd pairing on video, but they still don’t know how to explain the behavior ...

From great white sharks and megalodons to goblin sharks and sharks that glow in the dark, you'll find some new facts about ...

WASHINGTON— The highly imperiled shortfin mako shark was denied federal protection today by NOAA Fisheries, which stated that a listing under the federal Endangered Species Act is “not warranted ...

Shortfin Mako Shark: The fastest shark species in ... Now, let’s take a look at some interesting shark facts for ...

There are two species of mako shark. These are the shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrinchus, and the longfin mako, Isurus paucus. The mako is one of the rare warm-blooded sharks, so they prefer ...