Adorable pocket shark caught for only the second time ever
A juvenile male pocket shark has been discovered, making it the second of this type of shark ever recorded, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) say.The teensy...
View ArticleThe ultimate underwater selfie must include a shark
San Diego divers Margo Sanchez and Stephanie Adamson take some selfie sticks underwater in attempts to capture the ultimate selfie with a shark.The two co-own a California-based diving school and have...
View ArticleA gigantic whale shark was paraded through a Chinese fishing village
Local fisherman in China caught a massive whale shark and carted it through the streets before displaying it on a crane for inspection.Produced by Jason Gaines. Video courtesy of Associated Press and...
View ArticleA shark killed a 65-year old woman in Maui
HONOLULU (AP) -- A shark killed a 65-year-old woman in an attack off the shore of Maui on Wednesday, officials said.Maui Fire Department said in a statement that the unresponsive woman was found by...
View ArticleWatch a giant great white shark charge a film crew
A film crew in New Zealand had a blood-racing encounter with a great white shark as they were sitting in their inflatable dinghy.They were gathering footage for a documentary called Lair of the...
View ArticleThere's a great white shark approaching New York and you can watch its...
Just in time for beach season, a great white shark is making its way up the east coast toward New Jersey and New York.A 3,456-pound female great white named Mary Lee was tracked about 10 miles east of...
View ArticlePunching a shark in the nose is not your best defense
Unlike other animal attacks, if you happen to get attacked by a shark you need to strategically strike back. And punching them in the nose is not your best defense... Produced by Justin GmoserFollow BI...
View ArticleMeet the tiny, super rare pocket shark whose 'pocket' remains a mystery to...
Since the first one was spotted nearly four decades ago off the coast of Peru, only two pocket sharks, teensy sharks with a tiny pocket above each fin on the side of their body, have ever been...
View ArticleSteven Spielberg's 'Jaws' just turned 40 — watch the original 1975 trailer
Steven Spielberg's box office blockbuster "Jaws" just turned 40 years old. The masterpiece originally hit theaters on June 1, 1975 and immediately changed the Hollywood landscape. After the film's...
View ArticleThe best sharks on earth, ranked by unusualness
There are more than 400 known species of sharks and they have been on earth for 420 million years. That's about 415 million years longer than humans have been around!Humans are afraid of sharks because...
View ArticleThis tweet from Richard Branson says everything you need to know about the...
As this delightful tweet from Sir Richard Branson that has been making the rounds of the internet points out, sharks aren't even close to the scariest creatures on the planet. .2 tiger shark bites on...
View ArticlePeople on Facebook are panicking after someone uploaded a disturbing photo of...
People are vowing not to set foot in the Atlantic Ocean this summer after a mauled baby dolphin washed up on a New Jersey beach — and experts can't seem to agree on what kind of shark attacked the...
View ArticleThe animals most likely to kill Americans
Two shark attacks in North Carolina this weekend were a solemn reminder that animals are not always our friends. In fact, some of them are ruthless predators.So which animals kill the most...
View ArticleHere's how common shark attacks in the US actually are
Many in the seaside town of Oak Island, North Carolina, were anxious last Sunday after two teens lost limbs in separate shark attacks along the same stretch of beach.Within a short period of time, a...
View ArticleAustralian fishermen accidentally caught this extremely rare giant basking shark
Melbourne (AFP) - Fishermen off Australia who accidentally caught a whopping 6.3 metre basking shark have provided scientists with a rare opportunity to study the second-biggest fish on the...
View ArticleScientists put cameras on sharks — and found something surprising
In a first-of-its-kind project using cameras mounted onto the fins of deep-sea sharks, researchers have made surprising discoveries about what keeps these mysterious creatures afloat.Previously,...
View ArticleTwo ambitious paddlers in California went out searching for 10 great white...
Ten great white sharks have been spotted swimming not far from the shores of southern California, prompting two ambitious beachgoers on Friday to grab their GoPros, hop on their paddleboards, and...
View ArticleThere's a terrifying reason no one goes in the ocean in this major Brazilian...
Recife, a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, has some of the most enticing beaches in the country.When it's 90 degrees Fahrenheit and the sun is blazing overhead, nothing is more exciting than...
View ArticleHere’s why you might be hearing of more shark attacks this summer
Two people were bitten by sharks off the coast of North Carolina this weekend, bringing the total number of shark attacks in the state up to five in under three weeks.While some have speculated that...
View ArticleA JPMorgan banker explains how he survived a vicious shark attack in North...
Patrick Thornton, a 47-year-old banker from Charlotte, North Carolina, explained how he survived a vicious shark attack on Friday in the Outer Banks.In a telephone interview from his hospital room on...
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