Shark Bites

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Steve Backshall travels around the world to learn about sharks.

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Laura Whitley

Shark Bites: Series 1: Episode 10: Basking Shark

Basking Shark

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Episode 10: Basking Shark

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Steve Backshall looks at the UK's very own gentle giant, the basking shark.

Steve Backshall learns about our very own gentle giant - the basking shark. It can be found in the UK's coastal waters every spring and summer.

This time on Shark Bites, Steve Backshall looks at our very own gentle giant. The basking shark is a huge shark that we have right here in the UK, and for such a sizeable shark, it has a somewhat surprising diet. It visits our coastal waters every spring and summer, and Steve heads to his shark lab to reveal why.

Shark Bites: Series 1

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