Mako Sharks

Mako Sharks — page 1 — 21st century skills library 4 Where Makos Live chapter 1 The mako shark swam slowly and quietly in the ocean Suddenly something swished past the shark The object was blue and silver and it was huge The mako shot after it It was a big tasty swordﬁsh The swordﬁsh was fast but the shark was faster Soon the mako was upon it and snapped at the swordﬁsh’s tail The swordﬁsh turned in a ﬂash It thrashed its sharp beak back and forth Its beak caught the shark in the side and the shark jerked away The swordﬁsh saw its chance to escape and sped off

Mako Sharks — page 2 — exploring our oceans 5 Mako sharks swim near the surface of the ocean and at great depths look again Look at this mako’s body What features make it a good predator

Mako Sharks — page 3 — 21st century skills library 6 South America North America Africa Europe Australia Asia RANGE OF LONGFIN MAKO SHARK RANGE OF SHORTFIN MAKO SHARK ARCTIC OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN INDIAN OCEAN ATLANTIC OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN range map Mako sharks stay away from icy polar waters

Mako Sharks — page 4 — exploring our oceans 7 Mako sharks usually have better luck These predators are so fast and ﬁerce they usually catch their prey They easily chase down ﬁsh and other animals in the ocean Mako sharks live alone in warm and temperate seas around the world They are found in the Atlantic Paciﬁc and Indian Oceans They seldom go into the icy polar waters They often swim to great depths Mako sharks can dive to 2,400 feet 732 m and more This shows they can stand cold water at great pressure Makos swim the open ocean and along coastlines People have seen them off the coasts of the United States and Mexico The sharks have also been spotted near Cuba Brazil Spain South Africa Australia and Japan

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