Footage shows mako shark's dramatic splashdown immediately behind vessel.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shark researchers at Australia's University of Auckland were surprised recently to see an orange octopus perched atop a mako shark ...

Virginia Tech researchers successfully tagged a young shortfin mako shark in the Mediterranean during the summer of 2023, the first time that this has been done in the region. These sharks are ...

It’s not just great white sharks hunting for Cape Cod seals these days. Those on a whale watch learned that recently when they spotted a mako shark chomping on a seal, as they saw the water turn ...

Mako shark swimming near the surface out in the open ocean. This image was taken on a baited shark dive 50 kms offshore past Western Cape. The tagging was part of the White Shark Chase initiative, ...

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 ...

Like the intrepid fishermen in "Jaws," these anglers in Whitianga, New Zealand are definitely going to need a bigger boat. No doubt attracted by their bait, a giant mako leaped into the air and landed ...

The study’s results underscore that treating northern and southern Atlantic mako populations as distinct is not just a fisheries policy decision—it’s a necessity backed by genetic evidence. “Typically ...

Regional high school students will officially begin the upcoming school year with a mascot meant to blow the competition out ...