This shark jumps you.. A group of New Zealand fishermen got a bigger catch than they bargained for after a massive mako shark leapt out of the water and landed on their boat.

Mako sharks can measure 12 feet and weigh more than 1,000 pounds. (The world record catch, set off Massachusetts in 2001, stands at 1,221 pounds.) ...

An endangered mako shark breached multiple times in Tikhaya Bay, Russia, on June 26, 2025. Experts say unusually high summer ...

Shortfin mako sharks are considered the fastest sharks in the world. They can swim as fast as 31mph with a top speed of around 50mph. Several shark species, ...

The mako shark landed on a Churchys Charters NZ fishing boat in the waters near Whitianga, New Zealand Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her ...

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, ...

Virginia Tech researchers successfully tagged a young shortfin mako shark in the Mediterranean during the summer of 2023, the first time that this has been done in the region. These sharks are ...

Mako sharks are, like I said, they're a pretty close cousin. They're close genetically, evolutionarily, very closely related to great whites. They're not as big, but they're really cool, because ...

It’s not just great white sharks hunting for Cape Cod seals these days.. Those on a whale watch learned that recently when they spotted a mako shark chomping on a seal, as they saw the water ...

Tail-whipping thresher sharks are giving fishermen some thrills on the ocean and plenty of steaks on the grill.