The research team tagged the mako shark during a research expedition for ... We need to do more tagging, but this is a great starting point." The research, carried out as part of the White Shark ...

Shortfin mako sharks are considered the fastest sharks in the world. They can swim as fast as 31mph with a top speed of around 50mph. Several shark species, including the great white shark and the ...

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 ...

Louisiana's Gulf Coast is home to a variety of marine life, including sharks. Sharks can be found both inshore and offshore ...

Meanwhile, the mako shark typically swims above in the mid-water, diving to great depths but rarely, if ever, approaching the ocean floor. To figure out what was on the shark's head, the team ...

"A large metallic grey dorsal fin signalled a big shark, a short-fin mako," Constantine wrote in the piece published March 11. "But wait, what was that orange patch on its head? A buoy? An injury?

The team was off the Northern coast of New Zealand in the Hauraki Gulf in 2023 when they spotted a shortfin mako shark with an orange blob attached to its back. “The ‘sharktopus’ encounter ...

That wasn’t the case for this octopus. In 2023, scientists spotted an eight-armed cephalopod riding on a 10-foot mako shark—and their video of the bizarre journey is now available to view.

The team spotted an orange mass on a Mako shark’s head and sent in a pair of cameras for a closer look. They then realized the odd blob was a coiled octopus hitching a ride on the shark.