Fishermen on the Queen Mary party boat out of Manasquan Inlet got a surprise visit from a mako shark that stole one of their ...

The young mako shark traveled more than 750 miles in 54 days, even though it was likely only 1 or 2 years old. This means that protecting nursery areas might not be enough because these young ...

An average mako shark can reach about 13 feet (4 meters) long and weigh up to 1,260 pounds (570 kilograms). Animals. Daily Newsletter. Get the best tech, science, and culture news in your inbox daily.

Tanaka et al. found that the hunting and migrating speeds of the mako shark were about 10.5 m/s and 4.9 m/s, respectively, while those for the megalodon were about 5.9 m/s and 2.7 m/s, respectively.