NGM110 - Sharks!
Nature's Greatest Moments • 5m 33s
Sharks are some of the most fascinating creatures to roam the ocean. There are many species of different shapes and sizes each adapted to its own way of life. Some sharks, like the silvertip and blacktip, prefer to hunt in the open ocean. Grey reef sharks hunt at the edges of the reef. Leopard sharks have no teeth but have developed a hard plate instead to crush mollusc shells. This episode will show that there is a lot more to sharks than is commonly know.
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