Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Thursday, March 14 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. Learn surprising facts about the sharks that call the warm waters near Hawaii’s islands their home. Meet the whitetip reef shark, whale shark, tiger shark and more.
Learn surprising facts about the sharks that call the warm waters near Hawaii’s islands their home. Meet the whitetip reef shark, whale shark, tiger shark and more.Under the waves and tropical sun, each of Hawaii’s volcanic islands host a unique ocean landscape teeming with biodiversity. But one predator reigns supreme – the shark. With 40 species of shark calling these warm waters home, scientists are seeing new animal behavior around every corner.
Off the island of Oahu lies an undersea prairie that is home to hundreds of Hawaiian garden eels. Shy creatures found only in Hawaiian waters, these eels only emerge from their burrow to eat zooplankton. They will spend their lifetime in the same spot, trying to avoid the eyes of roaming sharks. A tiger shark’s favorite treat is a humpback whale calf. humpback calves nurse for at least a year, while the mother whales try their best to keep their newborns close. But tiger sharks are clever and stealthy, and one in particular takes advantage when the calf must go to the surface to breathe. The calf barely escapes a gruesome fate.While some species of sharks do need to swim constantly, whitetip reef sharks are one of the few shark species that don't need to swim in order to breathe.
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