Mako sharks are fast, predatory sharks that can be found swimming in tropical and temperate oceans. These speedsters of the seas can reach 31 miles per hour, with bursts of up to 46 miles per hour.

Revered and feared, sharks hold an unparalleled place in the human imagination. They are the ocean’s apex predator. The stuff of nightmares. The lurking specter of myths. Scientists tell us that ...

Mako sharks are some of the most elusive sharks in the world. Because mako sharks prefer the open ocean to the shallower areas near the shoreline, less is known about them than about other species.