Since the film Jaws, most people see Great White sharks as cold-blooded murderers. But Great Whites rarely attack humans. In fact, more people are killed by kitchen toasters each year than sharks.
But how did Great Whites develop such killer instincts in the first place?
In the documentary series Inside Nature's Giants, a team of experts dissect a Great White to reveal more about these mysterious creatures, including how they became the biggest fish in the sea, the origins of their deadly bite, and why they can never stop swimming.
South Africa's Mossel Bay is a popular tourist spot known for its dense population of Great Whites. In 2010, a massive Great White was caught in a beach net designed to protect humans. The female 12-year-old shark weighed nearly 2,000 pounds and was 15 feet long.
The first thing you'll notice is the stomach in the shark's mouth. Scientists aren't sure why this happened, but think the shark may have vomited out its own stomach in the panic of being trapped in a net.
The shark is lowered down onto the dissection table and the first cut is made. The skin of the shark is like slicing through sand paper.
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