Shark Week 2009
Shark Week 2009
We're bringing this summer's chills and thrills with SHARK WEEK 2009. Discovery Channel is taking viewers into the deadliest waters to meet the most dangerous sharks and learn the why's and how's behind some of the most memorable shark attacks. Watch Shark Week August 2-8 on Discovery Channel.
Sharks Attack Surfers
Avid surfers face an ocean teeming with sharks.
Shark Attack
A swimmer struggles to survive an attack in the Summer of the Shark
Bull Shark Attack
A young boy is attacked by a bull shark...and lifeflight paramedics come to the rescue.
Shark After Dark: First Encounter
Cameras captures footage of White Sharks in the midst of darkness. Shark Week begins Sunday August 2nd at 9pm e/p
Shark Week: Shark Training
At Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, sharks are being trained to respond to sounds and symbols.
Shark Week: An Appreciation
They may seem dangerous and large to humans, but it's the sharks who are actually in trouble.
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.
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.
Shark Week Minimyth: Mirror Image
The Mythbusters test the idea behind an old tale - are sharks frightened of their own image?
Shark Week Minimyth: Yellow
The Mythbusters test the idea behind an old tale - are sharks attracted to the color yellow?
Shark Week Minimyth: Rule of Thumb
Is there a "rule of thumb" for finding out the length of a shark using its teeth?
Mythbusters Shark Bites
Can sharks see prey above water? This myth is put to the test in this Shark Bite.
Shark Week Minimyth: Shark Skin as Sandpaper?
Adam, Jamie, and Kari test the myth - can shark's skin be used as sandpaper?
Shark Week Minimyth: Shark Skin as Sandpaper?
Adam, Jamie, and Kari test the myth - can shark's skin be used as sandpaper?
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."
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.
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.
MythBusters Shark Bites
Everybody knows sharks have a lot of bite. But just how much? Adam and Jamie take to the sea to find out.
MythBusters Behind the Scenes
Adam and Jamie talk about their coolest experiment - the robot shark.