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

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 ...

However, shortfin mako sharks occur more frequently and ... This tactic is called breaching. The mako shark can ...

This is a photograph of shortfin mako shark scales which each measure about 0.2 millimeters in length. The front row of scales has been manually bristled to their maximum angle of about 50 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The online trade of endangered species is significantly impacting the shortfin mako shark, which is the most targeted species in this illegal market. A study ...