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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 Features
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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.
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Octopus vs. Shark
Think you know the outcome when it's shark versus octopus? Think again!
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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.
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Lemon Sharks
Not all sharks are lone hunters of the deep. Check out the surprisingly social lemon shark.
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Audio Slideshow
Take a photographic journey through Montana and hear Annie Griffiths Belt's narrative.
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Adventure Videos
Check out adventure videos and go "Behind the Lens."
