A shortfin mako shark emerges from the water after being caught by Eric Kelly on the Kalida during the 31st North Atlantic Monster Shark Tournament on July 14, 2017 in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

This year, Shark Week has a mission: to teach fans what a mako shark is. Mako sharks, unlike the extinct megalodon, are a real category of sharks, that can be found all over the globe.

Enormous Mako Shark Stomach Dissected. What do mako sharks eat? To find out, you have to look inside their stomachs. Aug. 9, 2013, 10:19 AM EDT / Source: LiveScience. By Douglas Main, Staff Writer.

What do mako sharks eat? To find out, you have to look inside their stomachs. Shark scientist Antonella Preti recently dissected the largest mako shark stomach she's ever encountered and she's ...

A mako shark is caught by fishermen outside Sydney Harbour on August 27, 2006 in Sydney, Australia. Mako sharks are fast and aggressive but also possess a powerful bite, as the researchers' images ...

The over 300-pound mako shark crash-landed on the bow in full view of the crew. “I was thinking, ‘What the f – – k do we do?’ ” the captain said.

A shortfin mako shark in the North Atlantic, near the Azores Patrick Doll/C.C. 3.0 Capable of swimming at speeds of up to 74 km/h (46 mph), the shortfin mako is the world's fastest species of shark.

The fishermen who caught what may be a record-setting mako off the coast of Huntington Beach described an intense struggle to hook the 1,323-pound shark. Boat Capt. Matt Potter, 34, who owns a ...

An octopus hitched a ride on the back of a mako shark in extraordinary nature footage released by the University of Auckland. Researchers at the institution dubbed the underwater friendship ...