The common thresher shark that washed up on Sunset Beach, Cape Town, South Africa. The shark was photographed by Alex Aitkenhead, who made the rare sighting.

C apt. Chris Brown was off Block Island fishing for scup, a small fish that weighs about a pound, when something much bigger landed on his deck: a 500-pound, 16-foot-long common thresher shark.

A massive shark, which was rescued from an abandoned net, was tragically found dead just days later in the UK. The 31st (200kg) common thresher - also known as the Atlantic thresher - was ...

Capt. Chris Brown was off Block Island fishing for scup, a small fish that weighs about a pound, when something much bigger landed on his deck: a 500-pound, 16-foot-long common thresher shark ...

Local News Dead shark washes ashore on South Shore beach as Cape sightings pile up The cause of the death of the thresher shark at Duxbury Beach is being investigated.

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 ...

A shark that was rescued from an abandoned net in Devon has died, a wildlife trust has said. Volunteers from Clovelly Lifeboat Station were called to help after the common thresher shark was found ...

Capt. Chris Brown was off Block Island fishing for scup, a small fish that weighs about a pound, when something much bigger landed on his deck: a 500-pound, 16-foot-long common thresher shark. The ...