Something On This Coast Is Turning Mako Sharks Into GIANTS
The Mako Sharks of America's Pacific South-west are some of the biggest ever recorded. What is it about this rugged stretch of coastline that turns slender speed-demon sharks into absolute giants?
Read the research:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/a...
https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/...
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf...
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.c...
https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley....
Chapters:
00:01 - The Short-fin Mako
00:37 - Huntington Beach Giant
02:02 - How Does A Mako Shark Body Work?
03:11 - How Old Was 'The Beast'?
04:08 - The Southern California Bight
05:56 - Giant Mako's VS Jumbo Squid
07:35 - What Are These Giant Mako's Really Eating?
08:57 - Are Mako's Actively Predating on Marine Mammals?
09:49 - Evidence of Predatory Interactions Between Mako's & Sea Lions
11:13 - Why Did Mako's Switch Their Diet?
12:15 - The Southern California Bight Produces Giant Makos
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