They typically live close to ocean coastlines around the world and migrate frequently. The common thresher is currently listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ...
A three-quarter view of a micro-CT scanned vertebral column segment and a single micro-CT scanned vertebra of a common thresher shark. In the thresher column, the frontmost vertebra is a ...
The common thresher attack stuns and immobilizes its prey with a rapid strike with its tail, then moves in for the kill. (Still Image: iStock/bearacreative) Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content ...
The pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus) is a highly migratory species found in tropical and ... [+] subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific, often known for its long, whip-like tail.