Habitat. An oceanic and coastal shark that is found in warm, tropical and temperate seas worldwide. Fin-tastic facts. Thresher sharks are pelagic, which means they roam the open ocean.

The largest shark is a whale shark, which can reach 60 feet in length and weigh 20.6 tons. The megalodon is the largest shark ...

A giant 11ft thresher shark was found dead on Par Beach in Cornwall by a dog walker on New Year's ... More Day. On New Year’s Day, the body of a male 4.25m (13.9 feet) thresher shark washed up ...

JAKARTA — A thresher shark conservation effort in eastern Indonesia focusing on alternative sources of income has reduced up to 90% of catches of the globally endangered species, a new study shows.

An underwater photographer captured amazing images of a strange-looking thresher shark. Bo Mancao filmed the amazing video in Malapascua, Philippines, in February 2021. In Bo’s video, a thresher ...

In November 2024, a common thresher shark, an adult female which was 4m (13.1ft), was found entangled in a net, also known as a "ghost net" at Clovelly Harbour, Devon. More on this story.

The recent accidental catch of a “very large” thresher shark off Rhode Island was fortuitous in that the shark was safely released and continues to provide researchers with important data.

Although sharks aren’t the mindless man-eaters they are sometimes made out to be, experts know that staying safe involves ...

In November 2024, a common thresher shark, an adult female which was 4m (13.1ft), was found entangled in a net, also known as a "ghost net" at Clovelly Harbour, Devon. More on this story ...

The thresher shark was found washed-up on Par Sands Beach, near St Austell, by a woman walking her dog on New Year's Day. It is the second thresher to be found dead on a southwestern beach in ...

This week, while fishing rod and reel, my husband had a lengthy encounter with a thresher shark. It appeared to be a juvenile, about 6 feet, with an additional 3-foot tail fin.

When a thresher shark attacks, it doesn’t lunge in teeth-first. Instead, it approaches a school of fish, lowers its head, flexes its body and thwaps its whiplike tail over its head.