This is a photograph of shortfin mako shark scales which each measure about 0.2 millimeters in length. The front row of scales has been manually bristled to their maximum angle of about 50 degrees ...

If there’s anywhere Team Lemon (formerly Team Mako) and Team Great White may find common ground, it’s megalodon speed. Rather ...

Researchers with the University of Auckland recently witnessed an extraordinary scene in which a mako shark appears to be ...

The fastest shark in the sea is losing the race against extinction. Capable of reaching speeds of up to 45 miles per hour, ...

Their skin is covered with denticles, tooth-like scales that differ from the scales ... can attain speeds approaching 20 mph; mako sharks (Isurus sp.) are thought to be even faster.

They had caught a large mako shark and were in the process of tagging and releasing it, but the shark suddenly bolted in one last attempt to get away. In the chaos, Paul Barning, a longtime ...