That's what marine biologist Liv Dixon did for Discovery Channel's “Shark Week,” one of several eye-popping moments during the 21 hours of new programing this
This image released by Discovery shows a scene from “Belly of the Beast: Bigger and Bloodier,” part of 21 hours of programing celebrating “Shark Week.” Imagine stepping into a life-sized whale carcass decoy and steering it into deep water. You’re looking — yes, looking — for a group of hungry sharks to spark a feeding frenzy. To attract them, you shoot out hundreds of gallons of synthetic blood and chum. Then watch them lose it.
The show “Big Shark Energy” has researchers comparing some New Zealand sharks’ speed, hunting ability and fearlessness to determine who has the swagger to swim away with a female shark, while other scientists hope to locate the fattest Great White — is 6,000 pounds possible? — and look at their poop to figure out what they’re eating.
“Shark Week” highlights also include a look at whether angel sharks remain in Japan’s waters — including remarkable footage of the birth of velvet dogfish shark pups — and why a South Pacific resort has become a shark attack hotspot with bull, tiger and Great White sharks moving closer and closer to the beaches.
“I hope more than anything it can inspire other young women and females to get involved,” says Dixon. “I’m so proud to represent women in this space. I really think that’s important for other women, and especially the next generation of young entrepreneurs and scientists.” The week also sees an investigation into a massive mako dubbed “Makozilla,” accused of chomping on sea lions off the California coast. Scientists use a sea lion decoy and then drop huge slabs of tuna to try at get bite marks to match with sea lion scar attacks.
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