A surfer who was attacked by two great white sharks used a zig-zag paddle to get to safety — with just one hand. Shannon Ainslie, 41, was surfing in Nahoon Reef in East London, South Africa, when the sharks grabbed his board and pulled him underwater. One bit the top of his surfboard and caught … Read more
They take a bite out of summer TV. Between Discovery’s Shark Week and National Geographic’s SharkFest, for decades, shark-related programming has been the apex predator dominating TV in the hot season. “It is our Super Bowl,” Joseph Schneier, the SVP of Production and Development at Discovery, told The Post. A photo from Discovery’s “Air Jaws The … Read more
“Jaws” came with a price. In the new National Geographic documentary “Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story,” Steven Spielberg spoke about how the success of his 1975 shark movie was harmful to marine life. “One of the bad things that came out of the film was shark hunting spiked,” the 78-year-old director shared. Steven … Read more
They were the two notes of terror heard around the world. They were the two notes of terror heard around the world. But director Steven Spielberg initially laughed off composer John Williams’ “Jaws” theme that would become the signature sound — and sign — of the great white shark’s attack in the summer blockbuster that … Read more
Sometimes they get it right, sometimes they wouldn’t get it right. The Steven Spielberg classic “Jaws” takes place in a fictional small town in New England — but Long Islanders claim the blockbuster movie and novel that inspired it owes a hat tip to a late local legend. “Monster” hunter fisherman Frank Mundus — a … Read more
Long before Hollywood director Steven Spielberg made the great white shark #1 on summertime ocean frolickers’ Most Wanted lists in the thriller “Jaws,” there was the megalodon — the biggest, baddest shark ever, replete with a movie marquee moniker. Cue the suspenseful Jaws theme. Weighing more than 60 tons — the equivalent of almost eight … Read more
They could make waves with each other. Scientists say a turf war could be brewing between orcas and white sharks off the shores of Cape Cod. On Jun. 2, an orca named “Old Thom” was seen swimming in the Chatham area off the cape — a place known for numerous shark sightings. There is now … Read more
Summer’s almost here — and so are the sharks. For years, shark sightings close to beaches and shallow waters have become more common as many sun soakers have been subject to unfortunate run-ins with the apex predator. Now, heading into the Memorial Day Weekend kickoff to summer, new research from Padaro Beach — a gorgeous, … Read more
Scientists are taking “The Meg” down a peg. An international review of the megalodon, a giant shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, has suggested that it was much slimmer than researchers previously thought. The mammoth ocean predator became the stuff of literary and cinematic legend, most recently with the 2018 sci-fi thriller “The … Read more
This is some real clickbait. A diver has revealed how not to become a shark’s dinner, but her advice — and up-close encounter — may have you trembling in your fins. Kayleigh Nicole Grant, who runs Kaimana Ocean Safari in Hawaii, posted a startling video on TikTok, where she goes by @mermaidkayleigh, showing people how … Read more
This gives new meaning to the words Great White. The new Discovery special “Cocaine Sharks” investigates rumors of rampant recreational cocaine use by strung out sharks in the Florida Keys — getting high on millions of pounds of nose candy dumped into the waterway via the area’s illicit drug trafficking trade. “I firmly believe, and … Read more
Is this color combo akin to wearing a steak in the Serengeti? Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the two-piece: Studies suggest that donning certain colored swimsuits in the water could make bathers more susceptible to shark attacks. Marine biologist Gavin Naylor, who runs International Shark Attack Files (ISAF) at … Read more
The camera was about to get an extra “mega-bite.” A UK diver is perhaps lucky to have a head after a massive great white shark took a chomp at a GoPro just inches from his face while he was swimming in South Africa. POV footage of the Jaws-dropping moment is currently making waves online. “People … Read more
The fish-eye lens feature was made for this very moment. A British diver got a closer shark encounter than most people desire after a 10-foot-long great white lunged within feet of his face during a cage-diving expedition in South Africa. Footage of the “Jaws”-dropping moment is currently making waves online. “It was incredibly exciting,” videographer … Read more
If you sea something, say something. With millions beach-bound this Memorial Day weekend, New York-area coastal communities are working overtime to keep swimmers safe while enjoying the region’s increasingly shark-infested waters. With sightings — and panic — on the rise, towns are hoping to avoid any Amity Island-like scenarios by rolling out a range of high-tech … Read more
Spring breakers — beware. A gigantic great white shark has been tracked off the coast of North Carolina as spring breakers dive into the waters. The 1,437-pound, 13-foot shark has been nicknamed Breton by OCEARCH, a nonprofit marine research group, for the area near Nova Scotia where he was first tagged in September 2020. Breton … Read more
Frightening footage of a shark sighting in the water near a large group of swimmers has attracted attention on social media. The video, which was captured by a beachgoer in Dongara, Western Australia, shows the ominous silhouette of the shark cutting through the water just a few meters away from the unsuspecting swimmers. Witnesses can … Read more
It was a case of jaws and order. A Chinese food blogger has been fined nearly $19,000 after filming herself cooking and devouring a great white shark for social media clout. On Saturday, officials in the city Nanchong announced that they’d slapped the exotica-loving epicurean, known as Jin, with a 125,000 yuan ($18,522) fine for … Read more
A 19-foot great white shark decapitated a diver this month as he harvested shellfish off Mexico, reportedly marking the first fatal shark attack of the year. The horrific tragedy occurred Jan. 5 while Manuel Lopez, 53, was gathering ax tripe — a type of mollusk — in Tobari Bay in Benito Juárez, Sonora, Tracking Sharks … Read more
How the tides have turned. An unlikely pair of culprits have been scaring great white sharks away from the coast of South Africa for years, according to scientists who began noticing the absence of the dreaded apex predator along the country’s Western Cape — known as the global “Great White Capital” — back in 2017. … Read more