Behind the Mega Moments: Mega Predators of Oz

On the coast of South Australia, a fisherman found the carcass of a half-eaten mako. Using underwater ultrasound imagery, tissue data, and DNA analysis, shark experts are out to prove that the great white shark is the ultimate predator.

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July 25, 2022

By: Discovery

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Great white shark at the surface of South Australian waters.

Shark experts Dr. Charlie Huveneers and Dr. Lauren Meyer pose on their ship off the coast of southern Australia.

Great white shark coming up to take a "bite" of the camera.

Dr. Charlie Huveneers and Dr. Lauren Meyer submerge themselves to research Great White sharks off the coast of southern Australia.

Great white shark with a tracking device on its fin.

Shark experts Dr. Charlie Huveneers and Dr. Lauren Meyer, and underwater cinematographer Jon Shaw pose for the camera off the coast of southern Australia.

Dr. Charlie Huveneers and Dr. Lauren Meyer are lowered into the ocean.

Dr. Lauren Meyer readies herself for a research dive.

Dr. Lauren Meyer gives the "okay" sign.

Members of the Rodney Fox Shark Expedition crew throw bait into the water off the coast of southern Australia.

A member of the Rodney Fox Shark Expedition crew ties together a piece of bait to help lure sharks into the waters of the coast of southern Australia.

Underwater cinematographer Jon Shaw speaks with shark expert Dr. Lauren Meyer, as he prepares his equipment for a dive into the waters of southern Australia.

Dr. Charlie Huveneers readies himself for a dive to collect research on Great White sharks off the coast of southern Australia.

A great white swims by.