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This Gigantic Shark is a Huge Mystery

Season 1 Episode 6 | 10m 54s

Jasmin joins PhD student and Minorities In Shark Sciences co-founder Jaida Elcock on her mission to find and tag a massive and mysterious shark: the basking shark. It won’t be easy, so an international collaboration with friends in Ireland might hold some answers.

Aired: 01/24/24
Funding for SHARKS UNKNOWN WITH JASMIN GRAHAM is provided by the National Science Foundation.
Extras
Grantchester Season 10 premieres Sunday, June 15, 9/8c on MASTERPIECE on PBS.
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Go behind the curtain of the Tony-winning "Girl from the North Country."
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Dragonfly expert Jessica Ware heads to Guyuna to sample dragonfly diversity.
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