Talk:Shortfin mako shark

message: Hi, I just deleted a part of the behaviour section that was duplicated. By the way, the data was opposed to the part that remains, so its not clear to me if this shark can, in the end, jump six or nine meters, and its speed is 35 or 50 km/h. The two versions were nonconsistent... 
--urindar 14:59, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: [[User:Urindar]]'s edit

message: The article states that the word "Mako" comes from Maori and that it first appears in English in 1727. This is impossible as the first known spoken contact between Maori and Europeans was during Cook's voyage (1769). So either the etymology or the date is wrong. "Mango" is more common as the Maori word for shark, although it would be "Mako" to the southern tribes (they pronounce the northern "ng" as "k"). Other Polynesian languages seem to go for "Mano" or something similar, so I'm guessing the date is off. Perhaps it should be 1827? That would fit with the arrival of sealers in southern NZ, people who would have needed to both communicate with local Maori and be alert to sharks.  --Rwestera 20:39, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The date, 1727, has now been taken out.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.177.27.206 (talk) 14:39, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Naming - Maori (1727) is unlikely 

message: How is "Mako" pronounced? Does it rhyme with "Whack-oh" or "Shake-oh"? This page  suggests the former, but it's a guide to a Japanese animation and it's on Geocities, so it's not authoritative. Stick the answer in the article. -Ashley Pomeroy 18:43, 20 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Makeover 

message: The article says that Mako is from the Maori for 'blue lightning' (with no source citation), however this BBC article says that it is from the Maori for 'man eater'. I've added a 'disputed' template until we can clear this up. Cynical 11:31, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disputed 

message: Yahoo! lists an article about the capture of a 1,063-lb mako. Perhaps we need to update the article? PaladinWhite 01:59, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  New weight record? 

message: Wat do they eat? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.57.240.217 (talk) 20:03, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  What do they eat? 

message: I'm not sure what it is, but the shark pictured in this article is not a mako shark.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.120.31.20 (talk) 20:38, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Correct, I changed it back, thanks! --Stefan talk 00:27, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture is not a mako 

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thread_title: HELP

message: # http://sharks-med.netfirms.com/med/mako.htm
# http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/sharks/shore-to-sea/mako.html
# http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/sharks/species/Mako.shtml
# http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/fishwatch/species/atl_shortfin_mako.htm
# http://na.nefsc.noaa.gov/sharks/species/mako.html
# http://na.nefsc.noaa.gov/sharks/research/mako.html
# http://na.nefsc.noaa.gov/sharks/refpdfs/Caira%20et%20al%201997.pdf  
# http://na.nefsc.noaa.gov/sharks/refpdfs/Mollet%20et%20al%202000.pdf
# http://na.nefsc.noaa.gov/sharks/newsletter/97/97overview.html
# http://na.nefsc.noaa.gov/sharks/research/makofooha.html
# http://md1.csa.com/partners/viewrecord.php?requester=gs&collection=ENV&recid=226343&q=Shortfin+mako&uid=793124504&setcookie=yes
# http://homepage.mac.com/mollet/Io/Mollet%20et%20al.%202002Sanzo.pdf  
# http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MF05077.htm
# http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/abstract/208/12/2377
# http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T6N-4FH5K27-2&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=8fd2d6d875576e186cfe0a5489a9571b
# http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/shark_profiles/i_oxyrinchus.htm
# http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/ShortfinMako/Shortfinmako.html
# http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=36
# http://animals.howstuffworks.com/fish/most-dangerous-shark1.htm
# http://www.australianmuseum.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/ioxyrinchus.htm
# http://www.marinebiodiversity.ca/shark/english/mako.htm
# http://library.thinkquest.org/C0120120/text/content.php?c=mk&&l=en
# http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/ecology/ocean-mako.htm
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# http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/sharktrust/mako.shtml
# http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=752
# http://dsc.discovery.com/sharks/shortfin-mako-shark.html
# http://www.marinebiodiversity.ca/shark/english/skull6.htm
# http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/news/story?page=f_enc_ShortfinMako
# http://www.shark.ch/Database/Search/species.html?sh_id=1027
# http://www.australian.museum/fishes/students/focus/oophag.htm
# http://74.125.45.104/search?q=cache:awH-aPH_z_AJ:www.sharktrust.org/do_download.asp%3Fdid%3D26338+shortfin+mako&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=47&gl=us
# http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aquarium/pages/makoshark.html
# http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/shark_profiles/i_paucus.htm
# http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/topics/p_warm_bodied.htm
--Duckhunter92 (talk) 00:59, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Potential Resources

message: See me regarding your selection for a citation in your text. Are better yet ... go to the actual reference... click on the "home" to see who published your data and you will end up here . No doubt --- experts on sharks worthy of citing in wikipedia. --JimmyButler (talk) 17:34, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: -) Cheers! Wassupwestcoast (talk) 01:56, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation choice. 

message: Sentence concerning behavior is unreferenced and appears to be opinion.  Statement is "The shortfin's aggressive behavior could be responsible for attacks on humans, but humans cause much more harm because the demand for the meat of this fish is so high".  First statement concerns attacks on humans, needs reference for number of attacks and whether these were provoked.  Second statement concerns human demand for the shark's meat.  This needs a reference for how many sharks or pounds of meat are demanded.  Recommend these two statements be separated from each other, as connecting them gives the appearance of a bias. Acadian65 (talk) 15:22, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Behavior 

message: Removed line that incorrectly stated that egg-eating by the unborn sharks is intrauterine cannibalism, it is not, it is oophagy. In addition added line "There is no evidence of sibling cannibalism as in ....<other sharks>". 70.83.175.116 (talk) 23:10, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reproduction 

message: Watching recent changes I noticed a red-linked image file.  I found an image in commons and inserted the file name.  Not being experienced in the process nor a regular editor here, I am requesting review.  I'd appreciate a message on my talk page if I've transgressed.  Thanks Tiderolls 23:06, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image 

message: How about some information about the fossil record of the shortfin mako shark?  There is already some info under the topic of the (rarer) longfin mako sharks.  And shark teeth are usually quite common!    Dr.Bastedo (talk) 06:26, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fossil record 

message: Under "Anatomy and appearance"
"Although both sexes grow at about the same rate, females are thought to have a longer life span, and generally grow larger and more robust. This species grows to an average length of 1.82–3.2 metres (5 ft 12 in ..."  Check that last measurement!
User:Gene Wirchenko  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.181.25.30 (talk) 05:46, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Minor Error 

message: I think that needs some explanation. Richiez (talk) 08:27, 14 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Slap them with cavitation bubbles? 

message: I've removed the Popular Culture section.  It wasn't quite as bad as the xkcd's [wood], but it was getting close.  Preserved below for reference: Wardog (talk) 14:34, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed popular culture section 

message: where does the name mako come from . Is it tribal? . Would a mako and great white cross paths and if they did who would win if they fought ? thanks!!!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fall23 (talk • contribs) 15:25, 19 October 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: The word "Mako" is from the Maori language, itself Polynesian.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.177.27.206 (talk) 13:36, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Short fin mako shark 

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