Mako Shark facts: the FASTEST SHARK 🦈 | Animal Fact FIles

Mako sharks are the fastest sharks alive today! They can reach speeds over 40 miles per hour (64kmh). There are two mako shark species: the longfin mako shark and the shortfin mako shark. This video focuses specifically on mako shark facts in generally but these lean heavily towards shortfin mako facts because they are more well studied than longfin mako sharks. Longfin mako shark are endangered and rarely seen. They can be told apart from each other by their different fin lengths and coloration around the mouth.

Scientific Name: Genus - Isurus
- shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus)
- longfin mako shark (Isurus paucus)
Range: tropical and temperature waters worldwide
Size: up to 15 feet (445cm) long
Diet: fish, squid, cetaceans, sea turtles, etc.
Lifespan: 30 years

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Mako Shark SPECIES 0:00
Mako Shark RANGE 0:27
Mako Shark SPEED 0:42
Mako Shark HABITAT 0:53
Mako Shark DIET 1:17
Mako Shark SIZE 1:30
Mako Shark LIFE CYCLE 1:40
Mako Shark LIFE SPAN 2:14
Mako Shark PREDATORS 2:28
Mako Shark SWIMMING 2:41
Thanks / Outro 3:03
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Ed Dunens - https://flickr.com/photos/blachswan/4...
Ecologia Azul - https://vimeo.com/57327073
Gonzalo Mucientes -    • Shortfin mako shark, Isurus oxyrinchu...   ;    • Shortfin mako caught in open ocean fo...  
Mark Conlin, SWFSC Large Pelagics Program - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Patrick Doll - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
hotrock pictures - https://vimeo.com/256847269
Science at UWA -    • Shark deterrent research revealed  
Gonzalo Mucientes -    • Unusual swimming behaviour of tuna in...  

Research Credits:
https://www.fishbase.de/summary/isuru...
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/dis...
https://www.cms.int/en/species/isurus...
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/...
https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home...
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/dis...
https://www.fishbase.in/summary/Isuru...
https://www.marinebio.org/species/lon...
http://www.edgeofexistence.org/specie...

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