The over 300-pound mako shark crash-landed on the bow in full view of the crew. "I was thinking, 'What the f - - k do we do?' " the captain said. "We can’t go up the front to go near it because ...

A side-on view of the mako shark skeleton. Sebastien Enault & Camille Auclair/Kraniata Osteology. Humans, on the other hand, pose a bigger threat to mako sharks—who are often targeted for their ...

Capable of swimming at speeds of up to 74 km/h (46 mph), the shortfin mako is the world's fastest species of shark. Scientists now have a new understanding of how it's able to reach such speeds ...

Not mako shark large, though. Also known as the blue pointer or bonito shark, the shortfin mako can be up to four meters long and 570 kilograms. They are also the world's fastest shark, hitting ...

An octopus hitched a ride on the back of a mako shark in extraordinary nature footage released by the University of Auckland. Researchers at the institution dubbed the underwater friendship ...

An average mako shark can reach about 13 feet (4 meters) long and weigh up to 1,260 pounds (570 kilograms). Animals. Daily Newsletter. Get the best tech, science, and culture news in your inbox daily.

A mako shark was spotted dead a day later in the Gulf near the shore of Pensacola Beach, although officials can't confirm or deny that it was the same one. Then, a hammerhead shark also washed up ...

August 27, 2022: Midcoast Maine: On board FV Lady Anne … this happened. A lovely day shark fishing with two beautiful blue sharks tagged and released when a big mako took the bait.

Shortfin makos are the world’s fastest shark, and can swim at top speeds of 46 miles per hour. “Once the shark moves faster, the octopus probably wouldn’t have been able to hold on,” she said.