Behind the Scenes: Great White Battleground

In South Africa, the largest population of great white sharks are leaping to hunt for their favorite prey. Michelle Jewel searches to prove that these apex predators are also breaching as a means to communicate with each other.

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July 24, 2022

By: Discovery

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Photo By: Nicole Brait

Enrico Gennari, Michelle Jewell, and Tom “The Blowfish” Hird hold up a decoy seal.

Enrico Gennari & Michelle Jewell prepare to cast out a decoy seal for their fishing expedition.

Michelle Jewell takes a breather after her dive in South Africa.

Michelle Jewell returns from her expedition in the underwater cage.

A herd of seals sits on the rocky shoreline of South Africa as the boat approaches.

Michelle Jewell, Tom “The Blowfish” Hird, and Enrico Gennari pose with a prop shark in a dive shop.

Enrico Gennari searches for sharks in the water off the cape of South Africa.

Michelle Jewell prepares to go in the underwater cage off the cape of South Africa.

The Great White Battlegrounds crew drops a cage into the water off the cape of South Africa.

Tom “The Blowfish” Hird drops the cage in the water.

Michelle Jewell smiles as she prepares to capture a shot off the cape of South Africa.

Tom “The Blowfish” Hird uses a recording device on a boat in South Africa.

Enrico Gennari baits the water to draw sharks to their boat.

Michelle Jewell in the underwater cage looking at shark activity.

Michelle Jewell meets with Dickie Chivell in South Africa to prepare for their expedition.

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Behind the Scenes: Great White Battleground

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