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Longfin mako shark
This shark is very similar to the shortfin mako, but has longer pectoral fins and a blunter snout. It is also less-common shark than the shortfin mako. Longfin makos reproduce via aplacental viviparity (they bear live young but the babies are not nourished via a placenta in the womb; cannibalism often occurs within the womb). Makos can maintain a body temperature higher than that of the surrounding water. This large-toothed shark is found in deep tropical and warm temperate oceans.
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