sharkfest

Every Saturday and Sunday at 18:00

If you’re looking for the most authentic and comprehensive shark-viewing experience ever, look no further than National Geographic’s SHARKFEST. Sink your teeth into 72 hours of SHARKFEST programming, kicking off on 2 July on National Geographic Wild (DStv 182, Starsat 221). The go-to destinations for science-first shark content will take viewers up close and personal with the ocean’s apex predator.

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Saturday 1 July at 18:00
Return of the White Shark
Hundreds of Great White Sharks have recently appeared on the doorstep of one of America’s most popular tourist destinations, hunting in ways never documented before. To understand why the sharks are here and what this means for the Cape Cod, a team of scientists are studying this new phenomenon to try to keep people safe. Are the sharks changing the natural ecosystem, or restoring it?
Saturday 8 July at 18:45
Shark Below Zero
White sharks have been spotted across Canada as far north as the coast of Newfoundland. After the first suspected white shark attack in Canada for over 150 years, experts Greg Skomal, Heather Bowlby, Megan Winton & Warren Joyce, investigate what drives white shark’s journey to the very Northern limit of their range.
Saturday 15 July at 18:00
Saved from a Shark
The scientific community is divided as to whether dolphins or whales will deliberately save a person from a shark attack. But the people who have lived through these terrifying encounters are in no doubt about what happened.
Saturday 22 July at 18:00
Sharks vs. Dolphins: Bahamas Battleground
In the Bahamas, more than 30% of dolphins have shark-bite scars. With a never-before-seen non-toxic gel bite pad and life-sized dolphin decoy, Dr. Mike Heithaus and Dr. Valeria Paz collect bite impressions from three shark species that might be the predators. Bites from bull sharks, tiger sharks and great hammerheads — up to 4.2 metres long — are compared to scars photographed on dolphins.
Saturday 29 July at 18:00
Sharkcano: Hawaii
Biologists Dr. Mike Heithaus and Dr. Frances Farabaugh aim to learn why a wide variety of sharks are drawn to Hawaii’s volcanoes – one is the tiger. Tiger Sharks may target Humpback Whales in these waters, so the scientists try to get a jaw impression on a special bite pad by free diving with them. And along the way, we learn why other sharks call Hawaii home.