A shortfin mako shark, the fastest-swimming shark in the world, was caught on camera with an octopus catching a ride on its back off the coast of New Zealand.

It is not uncommon to find a marine animal attached to another, but a Maori octopus on a Mako shark? That is a different and ...

Researchers in New Zealand saw a colorful blob on top of a shark’s head. When they looked closer, they realized it had eight ...

So in order to replace that energy they need to eat a lot of food. To ensure a meal, the Mako shark implements certain tactics when hunting. It will often attack and bite off the tail of its prey ...

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

A young mako lies gutted on the dock of Star Island Marina in Montauk, New York, site of an annual shark-fishing tournament. More than 60 tournaments, targeting shortfin makos, threshers ...

Researchers captured a video showing the orange-hued octopus clinging to the back of a large shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) as it swims. This "sharktopus" was spotted in the Hauraki Gulf ...

Shortfin mako sharks are built for speed ... They are a highly valuable shark on the international market, and have declined rapidly due to overfishing ...

A sight that even experienced marine biologists don't see every day: An octopus clings to the head of the world's fastest shark — and is comfortably carried away. What this unusual encounter is all ...

WASHINGTON— The highly imperiled shortfin mako shark was denied federal protection today by NOAA Fisheries, which stated that a listing under the federal Endangered Species Act is “not warranted.” In ...

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 ...

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