Mako sharks are visual hunters, so the longfin sharks’ larger eyes are believed to be an adaptation for hunting in deeper parts of the ocean with less visible light. Shortfin makos grow to ...

Not mako shark large, though. Also known as the blue pointer or bonito shark, the shortfin mako can be up to four meters long and 570 kilograms. They are also the world's fastest shark, hitting ...

Professor Rochelle Constantine said she and her team observed the sight with their own eyes for about ten minutes. “The octopus may have been in for quite the experience since the world’s ...

Mako shark rips fin off diver, who first thought, ... But they did admit they dive closer together and keep a closer eye on one another. Photo courtesy of ViralHog.

At one point during the attack, Mr Fappani managed to get a good look at the shark, which authorities claimed was a mako shortfin. “I saw it up close as it was under me, and in my opinion it was ...

An octopus hitched a ride on the back of a mako shark in extraordinary nature footage released by the University of Auckland. Researchers at the institution dubbed the underwater friendship ...

Their eyes weren’t deceiving them. An octopus was riding the shark. ... Even riding a huge predator like the shark, a shortfin mako, this hitchhiker occupied a lot of room.