Shark researchers at Australia's University of Auckland were surprised recently to see an orange octopus perched atop a mako shark. They sent up their drone and captured a delightful if mystifying ...

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Tunas, billfishes, and some sharks, such as white sharks and shortfin mako sharks, have an ability known as regional endothermy, which allows them to maintain body temperatures higher than the ambient ...

“A large metallic grey dorsal fin signalled a big shark, a short-fin mako. But wait, what was that orange patch on its head? A buoy? An injury?" Constantine recalls. "We launched the drone, put the ...

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PORT DUFFERIN — The body of a large, adult shark was found on the weekend along Nova Scotia's eastern shore. The Halifax-based Marine Animal Response Society says the 3.6-metre shortfin mako was found ...

Shortfin makos are the fastest sharks in the sea, but they’re failing to outpace the scale of overfishing that is driving them to extinction. Global demand for their meat and lucrative fins has placed ...