Dangerous Encounters RECAP "Jurassic Shark"

Back on January 3rd, National Geographic Channel premiered the new series, Dangerous Encounters, in which Dr. Brady Barr took viewers on adventuresome expeditions investigating little-known species such as sixgill sharks, crocs in crisis, and giant salamanders.

The first episode which aired back on January 3rd at 8PM Brady is on a quest to shed light on one of the largest and most ancient creatures of the sea — the elusive sixgill shark. Brady’s goal wass to find out more about where these giants, which can grow up to 16 feet in length and weigh up to 1,200 pounds, roam and live. Little scientific knowledge exists about the behavior and migration of these massive animals. In fact, scientists aren’t even sure why they have their namesake six gills instead of the more typical five.

“Shark Bites Submarine” – Brady goes 1,700 feet down to find a giant shark, but these descendents of Jurassic-era sharks don’t seem to appreciate his effort. I actually saw this on Good Morning America and was so scared for them.
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Brady’s journey started in Central America, 1,700 feet below the surface of the ocean in a homemade submarine. Amazingly, inside the tiny sub, Brady literally bumps into a sixgill shark. The curious sharks come at his sub in twos and threes … and even try to sink their teeth into it. Brady then travels to the Seattle Aquarium, where scientists actually scuba dive with sixgills right in Puget Sound. The scientists are trying to find out why the sharks come to this busy area — and swim just 70 feet below the water surface. They think the sharks might be meeting in the area to breed. To see for himself, Brady dons a dry suit to protect him from the Sound’s bitter cold, and dives in.