Author:
Qjure
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
4-523.27.12
Isurus oxyrinchus
English: Shortgfin mako.
Habitat: deep waters.
Zoology
One of the fastest sharks.
Eat squid, dolphins, porpoises, blue sharks, bonito, sea turtles, and mackerels.
Hyperactive.
Solitary.
Nonfatal and fatal attacks on humans. Divers who have encountered shortfin makos note that they swim in a figure eight pattern and approach with mouths open prior to an attack. Danger to humans – unprovoked attacks on swimmers