The pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus) is a highly migratory species found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific, often known for its long, whip-like tail. In response to the ...

Scientists studied how thresher sharks use “extreme yoga” to whip their tails at prey. By Kate Golembiewski When a thresher shark attacks, it doesn’t lunge in teeth-first. Instead, it approaches a ...

Aug. 8 (UPI) --A pair of Connecticut anglers may have broken a state record when they reeled in a 16-foot thresher shark they estimated to weigh about 700 pounds. Ed Lovely and Moe Giovanni said they ...

A 538-pound thresher shark was caught off the coast of New Jersey. There are some large thresher sharks out there cutting through the water, wagging their sickle-shaped tail. Hoffman's Marina in ...