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2 male great white sharks have traveled thousands of miles together and no one knows why
By Ethan Freedman published
Although usually solitary animals, two juvenile great whites, nicknamed Simon and Jekyll, have been tracked traveling more than 4,000 miles together along the U.S. east coast.
![Great white shark with open jaws moves to the ocean surface.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jM7qYAAQf7GbipE6qpfadJ-320-80.jpg)
Great white sharks are washing up on Canadian beaches — but experts claim this could be a good thing
By Ethan Freedman published
More great white sharks are stranding on Canadian beaches than usual, which could be a sign that the population of this threatened species is rising.
![A striped shark against a white background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/utWoPSrRUiTa3D6U2ci8PM-320-80.jpg)
Odd new shark species with humanlike molars discovered in Australia
By Kiley Price published
The painted hornshark is only found in the deep waters of northeastern Australia.
![A gray shark with a white belly swimming in the ocean](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iCrx87zCNFqMgRoKJwbJh9-320-80.jpg)
Cape Cod is one of the world's largest hotspots of great white sharks, study finds
By Kiley Price published
For the first time, scientists have estimated the abundance of great white sharks off the coast of Cape Cod.
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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.
![A shark fin pokes out from the water as it swims along.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6Noh9HZMfyj9uF79rujZ4Z-320-80.jpg)
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.
![pyjama sharks mating on seafloor with a fish looking at the camera in the forefront](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VLaDhj6zzdvwzcS4bMVyhK-320-80.jpg)
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.
![a great white shark in a dark blue sea looking straight at the camera with mouth slightly open](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7U8xDbhzjsPtTWgvHj9QVT-320-80.jpg)
'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.
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