Mako Sharks A World Unknown Mako sharks are from the line of Lamnid sharks. There are two types of mako sharks. One being the short finned another being the long finned. The shortfin mako is the most common shark of the two. ("Mako Shark." Web. 2 Dec. 2015.) Mako sharks are warm blooded so they tend to swim in warm temperate seas. Makos have a talent of making the water around them warmer than their body temperature. They send the heat out of their body and into the water around them. It makes a barrier between the colder water and them. That way if they are swimming in a little bit colder weather, they do not freeze. ("Shortfin Mako Sharks, Isurus Oxyrinchus." MarineBio.org.)
Short finned mako sharks do not swim in waters deeper than two…show more content… Which makes them able to jump 6 feet above the water. The curve of the tail makos have makes it able for them to swim faster than other sharks.("Mako Shark." - A World of Sharks.) The fastest a mako has ever been recorded swimming is 35 kilometers per hour. which is a little more than 21 miles per hour.("Shortfin Mako Sharks, Isurus Oxyrinchus.")
Mako sharks have 3 rows of teeth at birth. As they grow older their teeth fall out and more grow in. On average mako sharks go through thousands of teeth in their lifetime. Mako sharks lose on average 10 teeth a day. If mako sharks usually live to 45 years that means they lose at least 450 teeth. ("Mako Shark." - A World of Sharks.)
Mako sharks are carnivores. They like to eat a big variety of fish. Mako sharks are apex predators which means they eat apex prey. Apex prey includes Tunas, and Billfish. They also have a unique taste for Swordfish. They eat a lot of Herring and Marlin fish also. ("Mako Shark." - A World of Sharks.) Their favorite snack is the giant Sea Turtle. They eat a lot of Dolphins and Porpoises if they can catch them. Mako sharks also love to eat Blue Sharks ironically. They eat Squid when they can find them. They eat Mackerels. ("Shortfin Mako Sharks, Isurus Oxyrinchus."
