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Sharks


About Sharks

Sharks have prowled Earth's seas, essentially unchanged, for 400 million years. Their size, power, and great, toothy jaws fill us with fear and fascination. And though sharks kill only a few people each year, media coverage and movie portrayals of attacks have marked sharks as voracious killing machines. Our fears—and appetites—fuel an industry that hunts more than 100 million sharks each year and threatens to purge these vital predators from the oceans.


Shark Profiles and Photos

 

Shark Features

Photo: Bull shark

Shark Attack: Bull Sharks Upriver

A swimmer in the waves off a beach is attacked by a shark. It's a frightening scenario. But in India, there's a twist. The victims aren't in the ocean. They're waist-deep in a river.

Photo: Megamouth shark found

Rare Shark Found, Then Eaten

In just a short time, one of the rarest sharks in the world went from swimming in Philippine waters to simmering in coconut milk.

Photo: Great white shark eating bait

See What's Inside

Find out what makes the great white shark the largest predatory fish on Earth with this interactive feature from NGC's Great White Odyssey.

Photo: Octopus kills shark

Octopus vs. Shark

Think you know the outcome when it's shark versus octopus? Think again!

Photo: Swimming shark

Kids: Shark Quiz

How much do you really know about sharks? Sink your teeth in and find out!

Photo: NG store sharks

Check the Shark Shop at NG

With something for all ages, the NG Store has loads of sharky stuff, including our exclusive In The Womb: Extreme Animals DVD, plus books, tees, and more featuring these fearsome predators.

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