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Swordfish missing circle-shaped chunks of flesh hauled in by fishers. What bit it?
By Sascha Pare published
Fishers who reeled in the swordfish said they regularly catch fish with cookiecutter shark bites, but this is the first time they have seen a creature covered in dozens of fresh, oozing wounds.

How to watch Shark Week 2023: Jason Momoa hosts this year's fin-tastic line-up
By Fran Ruiz last updated
Here's our guide on how to watch Shark Week 2023, complete with schedules, streaming services, and show synopsis - bigger boat not required.

Shark bites man wading in waist-high water off South Carolina beach resort
By Sascha Pare published
The shark attacked the 60-year-old man off Hilton Head Island where, two years ago, a shark also bit a lifeguard who was checking water conditions in the shallows.

Rare piranha-like fish with 'human teeth' caught by young angler in Oklahoma
By Harry Baker published
The invasive fish, known as a pacu, originates from South America and has evolved human-like gnashers to accommodate its varied diet.

Pyjama sharks filmed mating in a giant, otherworldly underwater forest in 1st footage of its kind
By Hannah Osborne published
"Alien Sharks: Strange New Worlds" — part of the Discovery Channel's Shark Week — gives viewers an extraordinarily rare insight into how sharks mate in the wild.

'Cocaine sharks' off Florida may be feasting on dumped bales of drugs
By Hannah Osborne published
Shark Week show delves into whether sharks off the coast of Florida are coming into contact with the huge quantities of cocaine that get dumped in these waters.

Why do deep-sea fish look like aliens?
By Kiley Price published
Deep-sea fish have evolved unique traits to thrive in their unforgiving habitat.

Great white sharks are moving north. New NatGeo SharkFest show explains why
By Hannah Osborne published
The great white shark population off in the North Atlantic plummeted during the 20th century — but the species is now making a major comeback, and recolonizing its former home.
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