So this last week was one of my favorite weeks of the year. The only week I made a point to sit on the couch for an hour a night to watch the newest episode dedicated to sharks… Ok so maybe three hours a night since there were always three new episodes. So you’ve already read the headline of this article but I’m going to remind you what this marvelous week is known as… SHARK WEEK! If you have been an avid watcher of this week you know what I mean when I say it’s awesome to see how much everything has changed now that more and more people are aware of the dangers sharks face with us humans. I think it’s very normal to be anxious about the presence of sharks when you go in the ocean. I mean it’s their home they’re going to be there. But the largest part of Shark Week and the goal is to really just show the watchers that though they can tear your arm off… they are amazing magnificent creatures. So if you just happened to miss out on this week for whatever reason, let me just fill you in on some of the most interesting events that were filmed for our view.

1. Mako sharks are found to be more active at dark.

In the documentary named, “Return of the Monster Mako” two investigation teams made it their mission to find and tag a Grander Mako. A very interesting part of this episode is that they went into detail how they are going too quickly and safely attack this tag and then release the shark. When it actually happens they do just that. They make it quick as to not cause any stress or harm to the shark.

2. Magnets may just keep sharks away.

In “Sharks Among Us” Craig O’Connell is researching a way to ultimately replace shark nets used to separate the humans from sharks, with a barrier that keeps both sharks and humans safe. The hardest thing to see what the footage they included of sharks being tangled and suffocated in these nets. But it didn’t end at sharks, turtles and whales and many seals were victims of these nets. The nets were not meant to kill these mammals only to keep humans safe from shark attacks.

3. The suspense is REAL!

Whenever a person dove into the water with sharks, I held my breath almost the whole time! To test his invention, Craig O’Connell got into this barrier that looks like it would never keep anything out of it and he put in an area where Bull Sharks feed. Every time a shark got close or went underneath, I swear that was going to be it for O’Connell! But somehow those magnets managed to detract every shark.

4. Bedtime?

That’s right! In “Jaws of the Deep” the team who earlier tagged a Great White earlier followed this shark with a robotic submarine type of machine and they cause this female still swimming but her jaw open as to use less energy and she really looks like she is sleeping! So even sharks may need a bit of shut eye before their next meal.

5. Pregnant with 20?!

What would you even call that? Twentuplets? In “Tiger Beach” While keeping the sharks head and gills in the water, they have the body on a platform in the water while they take a sonogram of this shark. They found this female had at least 20 near fully developed pups in her! What this episode teaches us about sharks is that though there are 20 pups the odds of them all being birthed alive is low. Many times they have found the pups may end up eating their brothers and sisters in the womb. Geez your dad scars your mom to have sex and your siblings are already determining the food chain in the womb. Talk about family drama!

6. Don’t mess with dolphins…

That’s right, in “Sharks Vs. Dolphins: Face Off” we saw that though sharks do eat dolphins which was not fun to watch seeing as I think dolphins are so cute. But sharks can also be in danger around dolphins! Like they know a sharks weak spot which is that sharks get their oxygen through constant movement and water to their gills. They find ways to suffocate them and then they eat them! But it depends on the size of the shark compared to the size of the dolphin and how many dolphins are there.

7. Sharks got hops!

I mean those images of sharks jumping out of the water are AMAZING! THEY’RE HUGE!

8. Curiosity can be fatal.

Many sharks, actually a majority of sharks, will go to a human and use their bite to investigate what is in their waters. Some find that it’s just not what they want and leave after the initial bite. The bite they leave however can cause humans their life, which is why people who swim or surf or do anything in the water should know that they are put themselves in a case of danger; but yet they still continue doing what they love.

Shark Week is a week that is used to educate the viewer about… well sharks obviously. I for one was terrified to go into the ocean after watching "Jaws." Which I don’t know why my parents would allow me to watch in the first place as a kid! And another thing you shouldn't do your child who is learning how to swim is... DON'T tell them that there is a shark in the deep end... JUST DON'T DO IT! But for a long while after I saw that movie I thought sharks were killing machines. And that is easy for many to think. But really there is so much to know about them! Like what they DO eat normally and where they migrate and why they go to these places. The ocean is an amazing area. And needs to be explored! Know your facts before you set your foot in one opinion. ADVENTURE IS OUT THERE!