Shark Anatomy Videos

The shark’s structure and shape permit high-efficiency living, hunting and movement in water. Watch these shark anatomy videos to understand these apex predators.

Sharks Survive by Their Senses
Sharks have an armada of finely tuned senses that guide them to their prey.

The Many Species of Sharks
There are over 370 different species of sharks from small and spunky to giganinc and docile.
Shark Sex
Sharks gets aggressive when mating season arrives.

How are sharks born?
Many species of shark, such as the nagel shark, give live birth.

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SHARK VIDEOS

Great White Shark Attacks

Great White Sharks

Shark Aquariums

Shark Facts

Tiger Shark

Tracking Sharks

Shark Attack

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SHARK WEEK

Watch Shark Week 2008
Play shark more games, see more shark facts, and find out more about sharks.

HOW SHARKS WORK

Shark Myths: Reeling in The Big Ones
To separate myth from reality, Discovery contacted Samuel Gruber, a professor of marine biology at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and one of the world's leading shark experts to get his take on some common shark myths.

Worst Shark Attack Ever
On July 30, 1945 two torpedoes fired by a Japanese submarine struck the USS Indianapolis, sending nine hundred men into the Pacific wearing life jackets and bobbing with the waves. Sharks began to arrive at the site by sunrise to begin what has been called the worst shark attack ever.