In 1945, one of the largest sharks on record was captured in Cuban waters — a great white nicknamed “El Monstruo.”
Since then, sightings of massive sharks have been frequent in Cuban waters, but the island nation has always been restricted from outsider interference — until now. The Discovery Channel’s Cuba’s Secret Shark Lair, which features a team of researchers searching for another El Monstruo to the north of the island and another looking for a massive great hammerhead known as the “Queen” to the south, is just one of the programs the Discovery Channel is airing during the always popular Shark Week series, which this year runs July 22 to 29.
Another oversized legend taking part in Shark Week this year is Shaquille O’Neal in a special called Shaq does Shark Week. Other celebrities getting wet and wild this year include MMA star and wrestler Ronda Rousey (Uncaged: Shark vs. Rhonda Rousey), Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the Food Network’s Guy Fieri (Guy Fieri’s Feed Frenzy), gold medal Olympian Lindsey Vonn and New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski.
With more than 19 hours of programming, exclusive footage of unexplored locations and new, ground-breaking scientific discoveries, Shark Week 2018 promises to be bigger and badder than ever.
The gill-fest kicks off with adventurer Bear Grylls as he goes head-to-head with sharks on their home turf in Bear vs. Shark (Sunday, July 22). And it’s a shark-versus-shark matchup as the stars of the TV series Shark Tank trade the boardroom for the ocean in Shark Tank Meets Shark Week (Wednesday, July 25). Shark Week also delivers brand-new, innovative documentaries exposing unexplored locations around the world and marine biologists unveil new research and fascinating insights about giant shark species in Great White Abyss (Monday, July 23).
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