The mako shark landed on a Churchys Charters NZ fishing boat in the waters near Whitianga, New Zealand Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

In August 2022, a large mako shark jumped out of the water and landed on the deck of a fishing boat off the coast of Maine. About a month before that, a woman was stabbed by the bill of a 100 ...

This tactic is called breaching. The mako shark can jump more than 20 feet. The highest recorded jump is around 30 feet, which is about twice as high as the record-breaking great white.

Somehow, a large orange octopus has been riding a mako shark off the coast of New Zealand. Researchers are mystified.

Researchers captured a video showing the orange-hued octopus clinging to the back of a large shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) as it swims. This "sharktopus" was spotted in the Hauraki Gulf ...

That was the case when a team from the University of Auckland in New Zealand noticed a 10-foot-long shortfin mako shark adorned with ... stimulus” such as a high amount of stress is what often ...

They are known for their extreme speed and strength, often jumping up to 20 feet in the air when hooked. Shark fishing can be among the most dangerous types of game fishing. A big mako has the ...

"After a few attempts and two others jumping in to help, they managed to get it back into the water." The mako shark is on the list of the most dangerous sharks to humans by AmericanOceans.org.