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Steve Backshall travels around the world to learn about sharks.

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Shark Bites: Series 1: Episode 13: Thresher Shark

Thresher Shark

Episode 13

Episode 13: Thresher Shark

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Steve Backshall encounters the most striking shark of all - the thresher shark.

Steve Backshall encounters the most striking shark of all - the thresher shark. Steve dives with two of these stunning sharks off the coast of the Philippines.

This time on shark Bites, Steve Backshall encounters the most striking shark of all - the thresher shark. With a tail as long as its body, it's a shark with a fantastic physique. Steve dives with two of these stunning sharks off the coast of the Philippines, before hitting the Shark Lab to explain how the thresher uses its tail as a secret weapon to stun its prey.

Shark Bites: Series 1

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