An 18ft Great White shark scuppered plans to for a £200million Beatles reunion show in 1976, according to Sir Ringo Starr. The drummer, who is 80 on Tuesday, said the iconic band was offered £50million – worth quadruple that in today’s money – to reunite five years after their breakup. All four bandmates, including Paul … Read more
World’s biggest shark is found to have ‘armored eyes’ lined with nearly 3,000 TEETH that protect its vision because the species lacks eyelids Using ultrasounds, a team found whale sharks have teeth lining their eyes Nearly 3,000 teeth were found on each eye that protect its vision The whale shark can also retract 50 percent … Read more
Man is filmed wrestling a shark with his bare hands at a Delaware beach before prying the animal’s mouth open to pose for photos The man caught the shark at Delaware’s Cape Henlopen State Park Beach over the weekend Video shot by an onlooker shows the man catching the shark with his hands and dragging the … Read more
Boy, 16, survives a shark attack off the coast of North Carolina after his quick-thinking father repeatedly punched and kicked the five-foot predator Nick Arthur, 16, was attacked while swimming in Cape Hatteras on Thursday A five-foot shark latched onto his thigh as he desperately fought it off The predator finally let go after Nick’s … Read more
Island has put buoys, lines and nets confiscated from criminal shark poachers to good use – and made a BRIDGE out of them The bridge, called the Genius River Bridge, is on Cocos Island in Costa Rica The entire island is a national park and surrounded by wildlife-rich waters Poachers involved in the gruesome practice of … Read more
South Carolina couple discovers giant megaldon shark tooth in a muddy river bed that is larger than a human hand and weighs about one-pound South Carolina is home to millions of fossils, attracting people from all over A couple was exploring the Stono River outside of Charleston last month The pair spotted something gray sticking out … Read more
Golf ball-sized battle scars were found covering a shark in the waters off Hawaii, and they were likely inflected after a fight with a giant squid, scientists claim. Researchers from Florida International University studied pictures of the shark taken off Hawaii’s Kona coast after they were shared by photographer Deron Verbeck. Until now fights between … Read more
Pregnant great white shark weighing 2,000-pound swims more than 700 miles away from the northeast US coast to avoid males that want to mate A great white, named Unama’ki, swam 700 miles deep into the Atlantic Ocean Experts believe she is pregnant and made the trip to avoid mating from males They also say the … Read more
A ballsy swimmer was seen floating within inches of a huge basking shark, seeming unfazed as it glided past him in the water. The swimmer was out for a dip of the coast of Malaga on Friday when the animal came towards him in the water with its tell-tale fin showing. A spectacular video of … Read more
Police have warned people to be on their guard after spotting this huge shark nearly 30ft long off a Spanish beach. The sighting took place on Saturday morning near to the spot where a smaller version was seen gliding through the water around a fortnight ago. Civil Guard officers released footage of the giant creature near … Read more