{"id":19079,"date":"2017-07-16T08:59:07","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T00:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=19079"},"modified":"2017-07-14T15:12:04","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14T07:12:04","slug":"shark-week-2017-teamphelps-vs-teamshark-to-kick-off-shark-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2017\/07\/16\/shark-week-2017-teamphelps-vs-teamshark-to-kick-off-shark-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Shark Week 2017: #TeamPhelps vs #TeamShark to kick off Shark Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Humans have been fascinated with sharks for the longest time, most of which was sparked by the hit movie Jaws (1975)<\/em>. This year, Discovery Channel is giving shark fans something to cheer about once more as Shark Week kicks off with the unlikeliest of pairings: a great white shark going up against none other than former Olympian Michael Phelps.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharkweek\/videos\/1737970659550430\/<\/p>\n

PHELPS VS SHARK. This is just a sign of things to come for Shark Week.\/VIDEO Discovery Channel<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Shark Week is the longest-running summer TV event. For 29 years, it has delivered groundbreaking shark stories that incorporate innovative research technology to reveal compelling insights on some of the world’s most unique species of sharks.<\/p>\n

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Discovery Channel has played host to Shark Week and is now embarking on a first in its 29-year history: a synced-up broadcast of Shark Week in more than 220 countries and territories beginning Monday, July 24 at 8:10 p.m.!<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what to expect if you\u2019re planning to catch Shark Week in the Philippines:<\/p>\n

Monday, July 24<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharkweek\/videos\/1735561903124639\/<\/p>\n

LEARN ALL ABOUT SHARKS. These are just a few of the things you should know about the Great White Shark.\/VIDEO Sharkopedia<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

SHARK SCHOOL WITH MICHAEL PHELPS <\/em><\/p>\n

Michael Phelps joins Doc Gruber and Tristan Guttridge\u00a0of the Bimini Shark Lab to get a crash course\u00a0on everything \u2018shark.\u2019 They\u2019ll dispel the myths and common misconceptions, teach him how to safely dive with sharks \u2013 including how to stay calm when a hammerhead swims two feet above his face \u2013 and will get Michael Phelps up close and personal with the incredible power of a Great White.<\/p>\n

GREAT WHITE SHARK SERIAL KILLER LIVES <\/em><\/p>\n

Every two years in October \u2013 in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014 \u2013 a secluded beach on the central California coast has been the scene of great white shark attacks. Is it the same shark returning again and again? And will the attacks continue in October 2016? Dr. Michael Domeier believes the Surf Beach attacks may be more than a tragic coincidence. With the help of shark experts Ralph Collier and Cal Lutheran, and using satellite tags and DNA technology, he wants to out the killer once and for all.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, July 25<\/strong><\/p>\n

SHARK-CROC SHOWDOWN <\/em><\/p>\n

Dr. Mark Meekan and conservationist Paul de Gelder go on an expedition to one the sharkiest<\/em> places in the world \u2013 a remote wilderness called the Cobourg Peninsula in the Northern Territory of Australia. Meekan is there to count sharks and species as part of Vulcan\u2019s Global FinPrint project \u2013 Paul de Gelder\u2019s going because he heard that sharks and crocs fight over sea turtles out there. What happens when 14-foot crocodiles move into shark infested waters? That\u2019s what they\u2019re going to find out!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

SHARK VORTEX<\/em><\/p>\n

Each summer the Gulf Stream pushes north into the waters of southern New England, bringing with it 30 species of shark. Greg Skomal and Joe Romeiro study the annual spectacle, focusing on three sharks \u2013 makos, great whites, and porbeagles \u2013 that can out-swim, out-think, and out-compete all the others.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, July 26<\/strong><\/p>\n

SHARKS AND THE CITY: LA<\/em><\/p>\n

Along the coastline of LA, great white sharks are increasing and they seem to be hunting out of season. Dr. Chris Lowe, Director of the CSULB Shark Lab, wants to know why. His investigation takes him to Guadalupe Island, off Mexico, where he finds the answer.<\/p>\n

SHARKS AND THE CITY: NEW YORK<\/em><\/p>\n

For decades, great white shark numbers were in decline in the waters around New York. But now, seals are back in New York Harbor \u2013 can the great whites be far behind? Marine biologist Craig O\u2019Connell tries to find out how close they really are and shows what a future with great whites in New York will look like.<\/p>\n

Thursday, July 27<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE LOST CAGE<\/em><\/p>\n

A team of explorers floats in a one-of-a-kind shark cage, 500 miles into the Gulf of Mexico. Acting as human lures in the open ocean will they encounter its deadliest shark?<\/p>\n

GREAT HAMMERHEAD INVASION<\/em><\/p>\n

Early November, giant hammerheads arrive off Bimini, in the Bahamas. But why? Leading shark scientist Tristan Guttridge tags and follows these normally solitary sharks to find out. Many appear to be pregnant females, as an ultrasound of a female hammerhead shows. Guttridge believes they spend winter in Bimini to feed the growing young in their bellies \u2013 and then move on to the Florida coast to prey on migrating blacktips \u2013 and the evidence is unmistakable.<\/p>\n

Friday, July 28<\/strong><\/p>\n

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PHELPS VS. SHARK: GREAT GOLD VS. GREAT WHITE <\/em><\/p>\n

They are one of the fastest and most efficient predators on the planet: Sharks. He is our greatest champion to ever get in the water: Michael Phelps. 39 world records. 23 Olympic golds. But he has one competition left to win. An event so monumental no one has ever attempted it before. The world\u2019s most decorated athlete takes on the ocean\u2019s most efficient predator: Phelps V Shark \u2013 the race is on!<\/p>\n

SHARK SWARM<\/em><\/p>\n

At various times of the year and in different locations around the world, sharks of many kinds gather, swarm, and spiral. Dr. Tristan Guttridge conducts a study of just what brings them together, and what\u2019s going on in these shark \u2018societies\u2019.<\/p>\n

Shark Week starts airing on Monday, July 24 at 8:10 p.m. on the Discovery Channel. Discovery Channel is available on SkyCable Channel 39 and Cignal\u00a0Channel 140.<\/p>\n

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This is a press release from Discovery Channel.
\n<\/em><\/span>Image and video source: Shark Week on Facebook<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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