Sharks get a bad reputation for being scary, and it's a stereotype that has been perpetuated for decades thanks to movies like "Jaws." Dr. David Shiffman, a marine biologist who studies sharks at ...

Sharks get a bad reputation for being scary, and it's a stereotype that has been perpetuated for decades thanks to movies like "Jaws." Dr. David Shiffman, a marine biologist who studies sharks at ...

To kick it off, here are 17 fun facts about sharks: 1.The goblin shark has the fastest fish jaws in the ocean. It's the only shark with jaws that extend forward — at the speed of 10 feet per second!

Where they live: In every ocean around the globe. How long they've been around: 450 million years. How big they are: Smaller than a human hand to the size of a school bus. Long portrayed in pop ...

Sharks have always fascinated me. I find them to be one of the most intriguing animals in the animal kingdom. When I'm not in the ocean, that is. When I am swimming along in the great blue sea, I hope ...

July 14 is Shark Awareness Day, and Nat Geo's ongoing SharkFest has plenty of shows to honor the day Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

Each and every year the Discovery Channel's Shark Week proves it's a summer mainstay, on par with margaritas, massive summer blockbusters, and an inevitably uneven and painful sunburn. But with 27 ...

Photo/Eric DiFebbo PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- While there might not be any Sharknadoes in the forecast, it is Shark Week. Whether you are watching documentaries on television or visiting the Shark Week ...

Sharks are fascinating creatures. These fish have been around for around 455 million years and are known to be one of the ocean's apex predators, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...