Yet back then, any one of these creatures could become prey to the ocean's fiercest apex predator: the megalodon, a giant shark with massive teeth and a body the size of a whale. In many ways ...

That was the case when a team from the University of Auckland in New Zealand noticed a 10-foot-long shortfin mako shark adorned with an unexpected passenger. “What was that orange patch on its head?

The place is about 30 miles east of the mainland. North Carolina fishermen catch, release giant great white shark in scary video (Sean Luke and The Sea/Facebook) Recalling the incident ...