Researchers at University of Auckland documented the real-life sharktopus during a December 2023 expedition in the Hauraki ...

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

The sighting, or "sharktopus," is extremely rare and super mysterious because, as the research paper noted, octopus are mostly on the seabed while short-fin mako sharks don't favor the deep waters.

Researchers with the University of Auckland recently witnessed an extraordinary scene in which a mako shark appears to be ...

Read on to learn some eye-opening shark facts (just in time for Shark Week ... It’s not true of all species, but great white, ...

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 ...

No doubt attracted by their bait, a giant mako leaped into the air and landed on the front of the boat. It’s hard to say who was more shocked — the fishermen or the shark. Makos are predatory ...

mako sharks have one of the strongest bites in the world, with a bite force of 3,000 pounds. Experts from Minorities in Shark Sciences Share Their Most Shocking Shark Facts Earlier this month in ...

In a press conference on Monday afternoon, NSW Police Superintendent Joe McNulty said police believed the vessel was reeling in a mako shark when Mr Barning became entangled in the fishing line.