Legend has it that the original Mako Shark concept car's name and color scheme were inspired by the real thing—specifically, a mako shark that GM styling chief Bill Mitchell caught himself and ...

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 ...

McConville posted a photograph of the shark, and it appears to be a mature shortfin mako, according to Jon Dodd, executive director of the Atlantic Shark Institute in Wakefield. Dodd reviewed the ...