Shark Week 2009 Discovery Channel

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  • Every year, The Discovery Channel spends a week educating the public about sharks. Shark Week is a very popular segment. In 2009, Shark Week begins August 2, and takes you through the waters to meet the sharks where they live...

    Each day's programming is highlighted in a feature segment below. In addition, this page explores the shark information The Discovery Channel has incorporated into their Shark Week website... so keep reading!

  • August 2, 2009: Blood In the Water

    The week begins with the true story which inspired the novel Jaws, by Peter Benchley, and subsequently the movie by the same name directed by Steven Spielberg in 1975.

    Off the coast of New Jersey in 1916, swimming in the sea had just become popular. Sharks had not encountered human beings before in their feeding habitat, and thus began man's fear of this incredible animal. This was the first multiple shark attack in recorded American history.http://dsc.discovery.com/sharks/programs/2009-program-schedule.html

    The Discovery Channel program: Blood in the Water is a recreation of this time in history. Look for a Sneak Preview on the right side of this page.

  • August 3, 2009: Deadly Waters

    Les Stroud is back again this year... this time looking for the deadliest waters in terms of shark attack. With a crew of experts he investigates just why some areas are considered "Deadly".

  • August 3, 2009: Day of the Shark 2

    For the second installment on this date, The Discovery Channel takes a look at different scenarios where the shark seems to get the upper hand, including a shark that manages to break into the protective cage that holds scientists, a Navy Seal that is attacked and a bull shark that shows up during a spear fishing trip.

  • August 4: Sharkbite Summer

    In the summer of 2001 shark attacks increased markedly. In this installment of Shark Week The Discovery Channel revisits the locations of the attacks, and interviews the witnesses, the victims, surgeons and others to get the full story.

  • August 5: Great White Appetite

    Discovery Channel explores the eating habits of the Great White Shark in its natural habitat in this installment of Shark Week. Travel with them to South Africa, Australia and Mexico as they study the Great White Appetite.

  • More than Just Shark Videos

    There is so much more to Shark Week than videos. The Discovery Channel Online has an entire array of information about shark conservation, sharks in the news, shark biology, shark stories and shark games. Look for more information on this below.

  • Social Networking for Sharks?

    Well, not like you might think. The Discovery Channel Online has set up Sharkbook, which they call a social network for sharks.http://dsc.discovery.com/sharks/sharkbook/sharkbook-main.html

    In reality is it a database of shark breeds, set up like social network profile pages. You can click on each shark and learn a little about them. There are links to additional information, like videos.

    This feature of Shark Week is provided by HowStuffWorks.comhttp://dsc.discovery.com/sharks/sharkbook/sharkbook-main.html

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