Tooth and Claw: Great White Sharks
Discovery
BBC
4.3 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Adam Hart investigates the most famous and feared predator in all the ocean – the great white shark! With rows of large, serrated teeth, it’s often thought of as a ferocious man-eater and was the villain of the film Jaws – which frightened a generation of beachgoers. This star of the silver screen may be the subject of fascination and fright for many, but is it really the ultimate predator of the ocean as Hollywood has led us to believe?
Adam hears what it’s like to see these sharks up-close and in person for the very first time. He learns more about how great whites detect and hunt their prey, as well as the challenges they’ve been facing due to another ocean predator. Contributors:
Dr Alison Towner is a postdoctoral researcher at Rhodes University in South Africa. She has a PhD in white shark ecology and has been studying the displacement of great whites due to orcas (killer whales) in South Africa.
Professor Gavin Naylor is Director of the Florida Program for Shark Research. He is a biologist who has specialised in evolutionary and population genetics, focusing on sharks.
Presenter: Professor Adam Hart Producer: Jonathan Blackwell Editor: Holly Squire Production Coordinator: Jonathan Harris Studio Manager: Jackie Margerum (Photo: Great White Shark, Credit: Todd Winner/Stocktrek Images via Getty Images)
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| 1:04.0 | with Earth's greatest predators through the people who have spent their lives |
| 1:07.7 | studying, protecting and at times narrowly escaping them. Now today's predators probably the most famous |
| 1:19.3 | and feared in all the ocean. With rows of large serrated teeth it's often thought of as a ferocious man-eater |
| 1:25.6 | and was the villain of films that frightened a generation of beach goers. This star of the |
| 1:30.3 | silver screen may be the subject of fascination and fright for many, but is it really |
| 1:34.4 | the ultimate apex predator of the ocean that films such as jaws have led us to believe? |
| 1:39.0 | It's time to find out the reality of the great white shark. And here to help us do just that are Dr. |
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