Watch New Zealand fishermen get the shock of their lives when a massive mako shark leaps into the air and lands on the front ...

Some of the sharks that visit UK waters can be dangerous, particularly the Shortfin Atlantic mako ... around the shark’s dorsal fin, turning it into a living torpedo. The animal slammed into ...

This stiffens the shark’s spine and allows it to rapidly flip its tail, overcoming the resistance of the water. Shortfin mako sharks are considered the fastest sharks on the planet. They can swim at ...

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There are records of about 30 shark attacks in British waters. The most recent was in 2022, when a woman was bitten on the leg by a blue shark as she snorkelled off the coast of Penzance in Cornwall.

These adaptations allow some animals to reach speeds that rival or even surpass ... making them a staple in the ocean’s food chain. Shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus). One of the most dangerous ...

Shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) is one of two species in the genus Isurus. In French this species is known as Requin - taupe bleu. Shortfin makos are identified by a pointed snout, a caudal keel, ...

Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus), realistic drawing, illustration for the encyclopedia of animals of the seas and oceans ... via Wikimedia Commons The shortfin mako shark is the fastest shark ...

The shortfin mako shark is on the brink of extinction due to overfishing, yet genetic analysis reveals that Atlantic ...

The situation for shortfin mako sharks in the Atlantic Ocean is particularly ... He goes on to caution, "Typically, in most of the exploited shark species we study we see pretty low diversity." ...

“Typically, in most of the exploited shark species we study we see pretty ... further erosion of this genetic diversity in shortfin mako sharks by urgently curbing overfishing, we have more ...