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Plankton Tow
Normally a solitary species, whale sharks aggregate in the Gulf of Mexico each summer to filter feed on an abundance of fish eggs. Researchers are currently studying these eggs in an effort to promote...
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Chemical Ecology Studies May Reveal How Whale Sharks Find Food
While little is known about the world’s largest fish, most experts agree that whale sharks are usually solitary creatures. But each summer these amazing marine fish migrate great distances to select...
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Aerial Survey of Whale Sharks
Just off the northeastern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula is the largest whale shark aggregation site in the world. And marine biologists are conducting regular aerial surveys of this feeding zone to...
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Whale Sharks Vulnerable to Boat Strikes
Because whale sharks sometimes filter feed along the ocean’s surface, they are vulnerable to boat strikes. But determining how to protect a highly migratory species from vessel-related injuries is a...
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Aggressive Bull Sharks
One of nature’s deadliest predators, the bull shark, can spend a lot of time in fresh water. They’ve been spotted swimming thousands of miles up the Amazon River and jumping river rapids in Nicaragua....
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Swimming with Sharks
© NGT Written by Dr. Brady Barr, Dangerous Encounters: Eleanor Roosevelt once said that you should do one thing every day that scares you. Somedays are certainly bigger than others, and today was...
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Tagging and Tracking Whale Sharks
Researchers often use technology to track the movements of animals. And although whale sharks are the planet’s largest living fish, relatively little is known about these ocean travelers. Tagging...
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Seal Island
© Africa Wildlife Films In South Africa’s False Bay, Cape Fur seals gather by the tens of thousands to escape the ocean’s largest predatory fish – the great white shark. Here at Seal Island, seals...
View ArticleShark Men: What’s in the Chum?
Want sharks? Better serve chum. One of the most effective ways to draw sharks in for capture and research is chumming. Cage diving tours, researchers and fishermen use a bloody mixture of fish products...
View ArticleFish Tank Kings: Pimp My Tank
Mat meets up with Allan Marshall who runs biological operations at the Florida Aquarium. Allan wants a fresh take on an old exhibit and is interested in showcasing rarely seen deep sea fish. Mat knows...
View ArticleWicked Tuna Round Up and Shark Attack Tips
It’s week five for the fishermen in Gloucester, Massachusetts and a new challenge has presented itself: the great white shark! On this season of the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, a single Bluefin can be worth...
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Living Treasure
Francis and Jose butt heads on a major project, creating the perfect living aquascape for a raffle at a local fish dealer, Allfish. Nearing the project deadline, facing their toughest challenge yet,...
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Which Crazy Animal Job Is Right For You? Take The Quiz
Jobs That Bite host Jeremy Brandt travels the country in search of the wildest animal jobs. On tonight’s adventure, he works triple duty as a bee rescuer, camel milker and python primper. But which...
View ArticleThe Fish Tank Kings Are Back!
This isn’t your dentist’s fish tank. Fish Tank Kings returns on April 28 to follow one-of-a-kind fish tank craftsmen Living Color, who build ocean masterpieces from custom Caribbean reefs to live coral...
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Q&A With Monster Fish’s Zeb Hogan
Last night, Monster Fish’s Zeb Hogan connected with fans on Facebook and wasn’t… koi, about answering viewers’ questions. Zeb is an aquatic ecologist who travels across the globe to find and save...
View ArticleA Jaw-some Q&A With Monster Fish’s Zeb Hogan
The season finale of Monster Fish was shark themed last night, which makes sense being that it’s SharkFest and all. And since it’s the sharkiest time of the year, the host of Monster Fish, Zeb Hogan,...
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Shark Tagging and Celebrations on Aloha Vet
Dr. Scott Sims, Veterinarian on Kauai, is well versed in working with all types of animals and no matter the circumstances, will help any animal in need. He works tirelessly, on call 24/7, should an...
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SharkFest Kicks Off Tonight on Nat Geo WILD
Across the world’s oceans, there are over four hundred distinct species of sharks. We only know a handful of these—the Great White, the Hammerhead, the Tiger—as the strange but familiar marine monsters...
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An Undersea Jewel in the Desert: The Gulf of California’s Secret World
The eight hundred mile Mexican peninsula of Baja California is one of the most forbidding deserts on Earth. But just to the east, the water separating it from mainland Mexico teems with life and is an...
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We’re Dreaming of a Great White Christmas
Who gives sharks presents on Christmas? Santa Jaws! Nat Geo WILD is celebrating things a little bit differently this time around. This year, we’re diving into the holidays head first with an all day...
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