Many have tried to keep a white shark in captivity. Here's why that's so difficult. read more
Large species of sharks have been reduced by 90% of the last few decades, mostly due to shark finning. As many as a hundred million sharks are caught each year, finned, and then tossed back into the ocean to suffocate. read more
Many have tried to keep a white shark in captivity. Here's why that's so difficult. There are several aquariums around the world, including one in Georgia, that house whale sharks, the biggest fish in the sea. But not one has a great white shark on display. Aquariums have made dozens of attempts since the 1970s to display a captive great white shark. read more
When a great white shark is born, along with up to a dozen siblings, it immediately swims away from its mother. Born on the east and west coasts of North America, the south of Africa and southwest Australia, baby sharks are on their own right from the start. Their mother may see them only as prey. read more