You may think that since sharks have noses, they use them for breathing. However, unlike mammals, they use them only to smell ...

During an expedition in December 2023, a team from the University of Auckland filmed an orange octopus clinging to a shortfin mako shark. This shark species, known for its speed, usually swims ...

The Shortfin Mako shark uses flexible scales on its body that allow it to pull off tight underwater turns during high-speed pursuits, according to researchers. IE 11 is not supported.

The extremely rare, 8-foot-long shortfin mako shark is one of the ocean's most deadly predators. Its lightning turn of speed, powerful body and fearsome attack habits make it a deadly beast.

Once the shark was landed, Grey marveled at its build—streamlined, muscular, with a head like a bullet. “I had never seen its like,” he wrote. “Every line of this mako showed speed and ...

A diver was spearfishing 70 miles off the coast in Florida, US, on New Year's Day when he was savagely attacked by the world's fastest shark, the shortfin mako ...

Great white and mako sharks are competing in the ocean, and Shark Week expert Dr. Austin Gallagher explained his stance on which is more powerful.

Tourists in Monterey Bay, California, witnessed a shortfin mako shark devour a sea lion, social media posts show. Photo by Brynn Pedrick on Unsplash Whale watchers in California recently witnessed ...

Tanaka et al. found that the hunting and migrating speeds of the mako shark were about 10.5 m/s and 4.9 m/s, respectively, while those for the megalodon were about 5.9 m/s and 2.7 m/s, respectively.