While observing a shortfin mako shark swimming through the waters in December 2023, something strange caught their eye. "It had a really large orangey-brown shape on its head," Constantine ...

That said, I’m not sure many of those same people would saddle up if they were hopping on the back of a shark instead. This ...

So, this shark was probably looking for an easy ... Longfin makos also have larger eyes than shortfins. Mako sharks are visual hunters, so the longfin sharks’ larger eyes are believed to be ...

The shortfin mako is a large shark with big black button eyes and is extremely fast. Photo: Shutterstock Like many octopus species, the formidable Maori octopus has a paralyzing neurotoxin that it ...

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 ...