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Shark: Episode 1

Episode 1

BBC One - Shark, Episode 1

Sharks are the ocean's great predators, living in every ocean and hunting in every way.

Wildlife series on the sharks of the world. The first programme shows how sharks are the ocean's great predators, living in every ocean and hunting in every way.

A wildlife series on the sharks of the world. 

The first programme shows how sharks are the ocean's great predators, living in every ocean and hunting in every way. Blacktip sharks hunt in huge packs and herd fish into baitballs, tasselled wobbegongs are ambush hunters, Greenland sharks live under the arctic ice, and whitetip reef sharks are the masters of hunting at night. The finale shows the great white in its hunt for fur seals off the coast of South Africa. 

Followed by a 'Making Of' film.

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Factual: Science & Nature: Nature & Environment

Major new wildlife series on the sharks of the world, from the Arctic to the coral reefs.

A major wildlife series on the sharks of the world with over thirty species filmed,  showing how they hunt, intricate social lives, courtship, growing up and the threats they face.

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