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NatGeo WILD’s SharkFest ready to go fin-to-fin with “other” week

Fully embracing its reputation as “the other” shark-themed summer programming special, NatGeo Wild’s SharkFest has recruited Olympic gold medal swimmer Ryan Lochte to become its promotional pitchman for SharkFest 2017. The promo is a tongue-in-cheek response to Discovery Channel’s use of fellow Olympian Michael Phelps as its pitchman for this year’s Shark Week. This year’s […]

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Sharknado’s Anthony Ferrante: Franchise’s success due to shark fans

Of all the different species of sharks that Sharknado director Anthony Ferrante has dropped on everyone from David Hasselhoff to Gary Busey, the great white shark remains his favorite. “The great white is what started it all for shark movies,” Ferrante said. “If it wasn’t for Bruce (the legendary shark star of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws) […]

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Southwest Airlines unveils Shark Week-inspired plane

DALLAS (PRNewswire)– Southwest Airlines Co. and Discovery Channel are teaming up once again to bring television’s most anticipated summer event, Shark Week, to new heights. Today, Southwest revealed a Shark Week- themed 737-700 aircraft with an all new, larger-than-life underwater scene depicting five shark species along the fuselage. The plane will fly the skies as part […]

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Gold medalist Michael Phelps to race Great White during Shark Week

Is Olympic gold-medal swimmer Michael Phelps able to out-swim one of nature’s fastest predators? That is the premise of the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week 2017 special event, Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White. According to a press release from Discovery, “They are one of the fastest and most efficient predators on the planet: Sharks. […]

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Discovery Channel announces full Shark Week 2017 lineup

Discovery Channel announced its full slate of programming for this year’s Shark Week. The summertime ode to the ocean’s apex predator, now in its 29th season, will be broadcast simultaneously across the globe to over 220 countries. As well as the full schedule of programing on Discovery Channel’s flagship cable channels, this year’s Shark Week […]

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Record shark caught off Georgia coast

A 440-pound shortfin mako shark that was caught off the coast of Bryan County has been certified as a state record. The 8-foot-1 inch fish was nearly twice as big as the former state record of 228.5 pounds caught in 1975. The IGFA world record for shark is 1,221 pounds which was caught by Luke Sweeney […]

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Drink Red Brick beer, save whale sharks

Atlanta’s oldest brewery, Red Brick Brewing Co. and Georgia Aquarium have teamed up to raise money for whale shark research and conservation with a new shark-themed ale, Whale Shark Wheat. Whale Shark Wheat is an American style wheat ale featuring El Dorado, Sorachi Ace and experimental hop varieties. It is a soft, easy drinking beer with a […]