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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 Videos

Photo: Kingman reef

Sharks, Sharks, Sharks!

Marine ecologist Enric Sala and photographer Brian Skerry find sharks—lots of them—around a pristine reef.

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: Shark caught by octopus

Octopus Kills Shark

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

Photo: A great white shark

Shark Attack Survival Guide

When a huge predator catches you off guard, will you know how to defend yourself? Learn why sharks attack and what you can do to keep your next encounter from being your last.

Photo: A great white shark opening its mouth

Kids: Sharks Photo Gallery

Sharks are important predators. Without them, the ocean's food chain would be thrown out of whack.

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Photo: Puffin

Photo Contest

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Photo Gallery

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