Sharks: The Big Five

Location: Oceans of the world
Species: Great whites, hammerheads, tigers, bulls, and the mighty whale shark
Added: 2025-11-12
Recorded: 2025-2 22
Source: Free Documentary - Nature

Discover the ocean’s ultimate predators - the "Big Five" of the shark World - great whites, hammerheads, tigers, bulls, and the mighty whale shark.

For 400 million years, sharks have roamed every ocean on Earth and few species have thrived on the planet for as long. Portrayed by Hollywood as fearsome and dangerous and reinforced by the irrational fear of the movie Jaws, sharks are often misunderstood. The truth is that these magnificent apex predators are essential to keeping the balance of marine ecosystems in tact.