A three-quarter view of a micro-CT scanned vertebral column segment and a single micro-CT scanned vertebra of a common thresher shark. In the thresher column, the frontmost vertebra is a ...

An oceanic and coastal shark that is found in warm, tropical and temperate seas worldwide. Thresher sharks are pelagic, which means they roam the open ocean. They are easily recognizable by their ...

A recent study conducted by Florida Atlantic University in collaboration with the Apex Predators Program and NOAA has delved into the mechanics of thresher sharks own unique skill set, and it ...