National Geographic unleashes ‘Sharkfest,’ a two-week occasion kicking off with ‘Hammerhead Sharks Up Close’

For its 14th yr, National Geographic’s “Sharkfest” returns to rejoice one of many ocean’s most fascinating predators.

The two-week occasion combines leisure with schooling, with expert-led storytelling revealing groundbreaking scientific analysis.

Making the primary splash is “Hammerhead Sharks Up Close with Bertie Gregory” on July 5. Known for his “Up Close” sequence, National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory takes on his subsequent mission. This time, he is diving “into Mexico’s Pacific waters to discover how protected seas can deliver a spectacle of one of the ocean’s most visually iconic sharks, the unmistakable hammerhead.”

The following titles will roll out all through the month throughout Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo Mundo, Disney Channel and Disney XD, with choose titles additionally streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.

In “World’s Biggest Mako,” a staff of scientists garner the assistance of native fishermen to review the endangered big mako. With their assist, “this team discovers a population of mako that might be making a comeback.”

“Attack of the Samurai Sharks,” investigates a 3,000-year-old chilly case involving a skeleton, which was present in Japan, with unusually deep lower marks. A staff of shark specialists ask, “could his wounds have been caused by a shark? If so, which species of shark is the prime suspect?”

Over in northeastern Australia, “Shark vs. Giant Croc” paperwork reviews of bull sharks and saltwater crocodiles battling it out alongside the Daintree River, even going so far as trying to equip a digital camera to the again of a croc to determine who reigns supreme.

Shark specialists in “Shark Island Showdown” uncover why tiger, dusky and Galapagos sharks collect at a distant Norfolk Island within the South Pacific. Along the way in which, they uncover hidden nurseries, shark hierarchies and a uncommon predator hotspot.

Similarly, “Sharks: Reef Rivals” investigates why sharks are gathering in a single harmful lagoon in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, solely this time, the sharks are battling for survival on a “complex battleground driven by turtles, birds and shifting hunting opportunities.”

Still in Australia, shark specialists examine unusually excessive nice white exercise in “Great White Gauntlet.” The staff races to tag an ideal white in hopes of documenting how the predators hunt in a thriving seal and sea lion colony.

“Sharkfest” content material may even be accessible on VOD whereas choose programming drops all month lengthy throughout YouTube channels, together with Nat Geo, Nat Geo Animals, Nat Geo en Español and Nat Geo Kids.

The Walt Disney Company is the father or mother firm of National Geographic and this ABC station.