Mako sharks are fast, predatory sharks that can be found swimming in tropical and temperate oceans. These speedsters of the ...

WASHINGTON— The highly imperiled shortfin mako shark was denied federal protection today by NOAA Fisheries, which stated that a listing under the federal Endangered Species Act is “not warranted.” In ...

An octopus rides on the back of a fast mako shark off the coast of New Zealand; a scientific video reveals an unusual interaction.

The Shortfin Mako shark uses flexible scales ... "It has evolved to chase down tuna." A Mako shark's side-to-side swimming motion requires flexible scales on its sides and behind the gills ...

There are two species of mako shark. These are the shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrinchus, and the longfin mako, Isurus paucus. The mako is one of the rare warm-blooded sharks, so they prefer tropical ...

Tourists in Monterey Bay, California, witnessed a shortfin mako shark devour a sea lion ... Their top or dorsal side is a “metallic indigo blue,” which allows them to blend into the dark ...

But nothing compared to the shortfin makos he encountered off the coast of New Zealand in 1926. The first mako Grey got on ... as we hauled yet another blue shark to the side of the boat, I ...

McConville posted a photograph of the shark, and it appears to be a mature shortfin ... mako could have been chasing bait and found itself in New Harbor or could have been hugging the west side ...

Researchers captured a video showing the orange-hued octopus clinging to the back of a large shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) as it swims. This "sharktopus" was spotted in the Hauraki Gulf ...

They are the largest octopus in the Southern Hemisphere. Even riding a huge predator like the shark, a shortfin mako, this hitchhiker occupied a lot of room. “You can see it takes a fair amount ...