Shark Week 2008
Discovery Channel's 21st Annual Shark Week returns July 27-August 2. Get primed for your favorite Summertime television event with these Shark Bites!
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Shark Week: Shark Training
At Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, sharks are being trained to respond to sounds and symbols.
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Shark Week: An Appreciation
They may seem dangerous and large to humans, but it's the sharks who are actually in trouble.
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Shark Week: Hands-on Sharks
Many aquariums are allowing visitors to touch and interact with sharks in an effort to show that sharks are not just the evil maneaters many think them to be.
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Shark Week: Cleaning Stations
A marine biologist shows off a unique phenomenon called a cleaning station, where reef sharks work in symbiosis with their environment.
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Shark Week Minimyth: Mirror Image
The Mythbusters test the idea behind an old tale - are sharks frightened of their own image?
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Shark Week Minimyth: Yellow
The Mythbusters test the idea behind an old tale - are sharks attracted to the color yellow?
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Shark Week Minimyth: Rule of Thumb
Is there a "rule of thumb" for finding out the length of a shark using its teeth?
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Shark Week Minimyth: Shark Skin as Sandpaper?
Adam, Jamie, and Kari test the myth - can shark's skin be used as sandpaper?
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Surfer Recounts Shark Bite
At Daytona, the shark bite capital of the world, a surfer explains how he was bit in the leg. From Daytona having a record breaking year in 2001 for shark bites, the media took notice and dubbed it as "the year of the shark."
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Surfer Recounts Great White Encounter
Off the cost of San Fransisco, two surfers recount their encounter with a great white shark. The two survived, but evidence from the bite to one surfers board proves that this great white was a 14 footer.
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Greenland Shark Hits Sub
In the deep waters off cape cod, a group of shark hunters are submersed into the unknown to discover a Greenland shark. Upon discovery the blind shark curiously bumps into their vessel.
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Heart Beats
Are sharks attracted to the sound of a heart beating? And do they go for the panicked heartbeat? Les takes to the sea to find out.
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Bait Test
In a prime feeding area, Les Stroud finds out what types of meat a shark really eats.
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MythBusters Shark Bites
Do sharks die if they stop swimming? This myth is put to the test in this shark bite.
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MythBusters Behind the Scenes
Adam and Jamie talk about their best times and their worst times filming for Shark Week '08.
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Color Test
Survivorman Les Stroud performs a test that could save your life - are sharks attracted to certain colors of scuba gear?
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Mythbusters Shark Bites
Do sharks die if they stop swimming? This myth is put to the test in this shark bite.
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South American Shark Attack
An environmental worker's horrifying shark attack is captured on home video.
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Mythbusters Behind the Scenes
Adam and Jamie talk about hosting Shark Week '08.
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South Pacific Shark Attack
A relaxing vacation in the South Pacific is cut short when a member of a yacht crew is attacked by a shark.
Shark Week 2008
