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Shark

Shark
★ 8.2/10•2015•1h 0m•NR•Documentary
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A major wildlife series on the sharks of the world with over thirty species filmed, showing how they hunt, intricate social lives, courtship, growing up and the threats they face.

Jennie Hammond · Director

Simon Blakeney · Director

Steve Greenwood · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateMay 7, 2015

Episodes

Episode 1 - Top PredatorE160m

Top Predator

The first programme shows how sharks are the ocean's great predators, living in every ocean and hunting in every way. Blacktip sharks hunt in huge packs and herd fish into baitballs, tasselled wobbegongs are ambush hunters, Greenland sharks live under the arctic ice, and whitetip reef sharks are the masters of hunting at night. The finale shows the great white in its hunt for fur seals off the coast of South Africa.

May 7, 2015

Episode 2 - Social LifeE260m

Social Life

Sharks are more than just hunters. Only now are discoveries revealing a hidden side to their character. They have an intricate social life, complex courtship rituals, surprising ways of bringing up their young and extraordinary powers of navigation. They can forge relationships with the strangest of partners, even us! This is the secret life of the shark.

May 14, 2015

Episode 3 - Beneath the Surface/Facing ExtinctionE360m

Beneath the Surface/Facing Extinction

Sharks are among the most misunderstood predators on the planet, but an international team of scientists is trying to change that. Their research is revealing that sharks can be sociable and intelligent, and they could even help solve some of the toughest medical challenges of the 21st century. However, their breakthroughs come just as many sharks face extinction. Science may now be the only way to save them.

May 21, 2015

Actors

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

Himself - Narrator

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