Hey, it’s Shark Week 2023 , the block of programming from Discovery that’s been going on for 35 years celebrating all things shark.
And that’s really the right move. Sharks are amazing, and sighting one — as long as it’s from far away — is really cool. We’ve seen Great white sharks in San Diego , we’ve seen sharks get rescued and even one with a name: Tough Guy.
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So with all of that in mind, we decided to put together some incredible photos we found of sharks throughout the years. Check out the snaps of them below:
A Great White shark jumps out of the water as it bites a fake decoy seal near False Bay, in this July 4, 2010 file photo. At least two Great White sharks have been spotted near a beach in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in July 2012 causing anxiety and excitement among tourist and locals. The sharks, one measuring nearly five meters, were spotted on July 3, reports the website Capecodsharkhunters.com. Media reports conclude that the increase in the seal population in the area has attracted the sharks AFP PHOTO/Carl de Souza/FILESCARL DE SOUZA/AFP/GettyImages
In this Thursday, July 16, 2015 photo, Galapagos sharks huddle in the ocean during a shark viewing expedition with Hawaii Shark Encounters off Oahu’s North Shore. Sharks are drawn to this locale by strong, converging currents where cooler water upwells and nutrients tend to be more abundant, attracting fish. (Jamm Aquino/The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP)
This image released by Discovery shows a great white shark in a scene from “Air Jaws: Final Frontier,” premiering July 26 as part of Discovery’s Shark Week. (Discovery via AP)
Publicity photo of a shark for Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. — DATE TAKEN: rec’d 07/04 No Byline Discovery Channel HO – handout
SHARK WEEK, cable’s longest running event, celebrates its 23rd anniversary this year and kicks off on Sunday, August 1 at 9PM ET/PT with Ultimate Air Jaws. Great White Shark at Seal Island in False Bay, South Africa as seen on Ultimate Air Jaws
The white shark eats primarily fish when it is young and prefers marine mammals at larger sizes.
The video camera dipped and bobbed in the clear, topaz-toned water and captured an unmistakable sight: a 12- to 14-foot-long great white shark coursing beneath the waves as Palm Bay, Fla. spear fisherman Steve Maldonado and the stunned crew of the Boaty Call looked on off the coast of Fort Pierce, Fla. on Saturday, July 14, 2012. (Gannett/courtesy of Steve Maldonado)
In this Jan. 15, 2019 photo provided by Juan Oliphant, Ocean Ramsey, a shark researcher and advocate, swims with a large great white shark off the shore of Oahu. The two shark researchers came face-to-face with what could be one of the largest great whites ever recorded. They are using their encounter as an opportunity push for legislation that would protect sharks in Hawaii. (Juan Oliphant via AP)
A Great White shark coming out of the water biting while searching for Colossus in South Africa.
Air Jaws: Colossus jumping over Jeff Kurr on the Seal Sled.
A Great White Shark swimming in the waters off the coast of New Zealand.