Take a Swim Down Shark Week 2021 Memory Lane
Every Summer we look forward to the best week of the year, SHARK WEEK! Well this year, we don't cry because it is over, we smile because it happened. From epic breaches to cute baby sharks, enjoy some of our favorite behind-the-scenes moments from Shark Week 2021.
And this year, dry those tears! You can keep streaming SHARK WEEK exclusively on discovery+.
Photo By: Rod Parker
Photo By: Rod Parker
Photo By: Rod Parker
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Photo By: Tito Herrera
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Photo By: Mark Romanov
Photo By: Mark Romanov
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Photo By: Duncan Brake
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Photo By: Matthew Cox
Photo By: Matthew Cox
Photo By: Matthew Cox
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Photo By: Chris Fallows
Photo By: Chris Fallows
Photo By: Chris Fallows
Photo By: Chris Fallows
Photo By: Chris Fallows
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Photo By: Donna Kurr
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Photo By: Diego Contreras
Photo By: Diego Contreras
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Photo By: Andy Casagrande IV
Photo By: Andy Casagrande IV
Photo By: Andy Casagrande IV
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Photo By: Kimberlie Massyn
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Photo By: Kimberlie Massyn
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Photo By: MV Erdmann
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CRIKEY! IT'S SHARK WEEK
Robert Irwin smiling in snorkel gear, standing at the stern of Croc One before snorkeling at Lady Elliot Island, Australia
CRIKEY! IT'S SHARK WEEK
Robert Irwin gazes into the distance at the bow of the Croc One boat, near Lady Elliot Island, Australia
CRIKEY! IT'S SHARK WEEK
Mid shot of Robert Irwin, leaning on the railing at the bow of the Croc One, gazing into the distance – near Lady Elliot Island, Australia
TIFFANY HADDISH DOES SHARK WEEK
Tiffany Haddish takes a dive.
TIFFANY HADDISH DOES SHARK WEEK
Tiffany explores the depths.
TIFFANY HADDISH DOES SHARK WEEK
Tiffany meets the sharks.
JACKASS SHARK WEEK
The Jackass gang is ready to take on Shark Week.
JACKASS SHARK WEEK
Going for a swim.
JACKASS SHARK WEEK
Shark beneath the surface.
SHARKBAIT WITH DAVID DOBRIK
A beauty shot of a shark underwater.
SHARKBAIT WITH DAVID DOBRIK
David Dobrik low angle closer to camera walking on the beach.
SHARKBAIT WITH DAVID DOBRIK
A shark checking out what’s going on.
SHARKBAIT WITH DAVID DOBRIK
David Dobrik portrait.
SHARKBAIT WITH DAVID DOBRIK
David Dobrik and his instructors in the ocean ready to dive with some sharks!
SHARKBAIT WITH DAVID DOBRIK
A shark is heading right for us!
SHARK ACADEMY
Dive boat The Aggressor surrounded by sharks
SHARK ACADEMY
A swarm of Caribbean reef sharks
SHARK ACADEMY
Lemon sharks swim in the shallow waters of Bimini, The Bahamas
SHARK ACADEMY
The team works up a bull shark, including tagging, measuring and taking a DNA sample.
SHARK RUMBLE
The WWE superstar is ready to take on the Georgia Aquarium.
SHARK RUMBLE
Drew's nervous to meet the sharks.
SHARK RUMBLE
Drew gets ready to feed the whale sharks.
SHARK RUMBLE
Resident shark expert Luke Tipple takes Drew on the dive of a lifetime at the Georgia Aquarium.
AIR JAWS: GOING FOR GOLD
Great White Shark Breach
AIR JAWS: GOING FOR GOLD
Great White Shark
AIR JAWS: GOING FOR GOLD
Great White Shark Breach
AIR JAWS: GOING FOR GOLD
Great White Shark
AIR JAWS: GOING FOR GOLD
Great White Shark
AIR JAWS: GOING FOR GOLD
Great White Shark attacks cape fur seal
JAWS AWAKENS: PHRED VS SLASH
Great White
JAWS AWAKENS: PHRED VS SLASH
Great White Attacks another Great White
JAWS AWAKENS: PHRED VS SLASH
Great White Shark Breach
JAWS AWAKENS: PHRED VS SLASH
Great White
EXPEDITION UNKNOWN: SHARK TREK
William Shatner gets in the water to dive with Tiger Sharks in the Bahamas.
EXPEDITION UNKNOWN: SHARK TREK
William Shatner and Josh Gates learn more about Oceanic White Tips and Nurse Sharks from Dave Wert and Tristan Guttridge at the Aquariums at the Atlantis.
EXPEDITION UNKNOWN: SHARK TREK
William Shatner touches a tiger shark in the Bahamas for Shark Trek.
STRANGER SHARKS
Two Caribbean reef sharks swimming with the sunlight shining through the surface
STRANGER SHARKS
The shark investigates the camera.
STRANGER SHARKS
Two Caribbean reef sharks swimming with the sunlight shining through the surface
MOTHERSHARKER
The only sharks that can lead the team to the legendary tiger birthing grounds are fully grown mother sharks.
MOTHERSHARKER
The only thing harder than working with a thousand pound tiger shark underwater is working with two.
MOTHERSHARKER
Shark whisperer Jamin Martinelli tangles with thousand pound tiger sharks in the Bahamas.
MOTHERSHARKER
James uses an underwater ultrasound to identify pregnant tiger sharks.
MOTHERSHARKER
The team explores Bahamian waters at night in hopes of finding a pregnant tiger shark.
BRAD PAISLEY'S SHARK COUNTRY
A surprise concert for one final experiment.
BRAD PAISLEY'S SHARK COUNTRY
Caribbean reef sharks patrol the coasts and coral reefs of The Bahamas. At this dive site, these are the apex predators.
BRAD PAISLEY'S SHARK COUNTRY
Brad gives the sharks a free concert.
BRAD PAISLEY'S SHARK COUNTRY
Ready for his close up.
BRAD PAISLEY'S SHARK COUNTRY
Brad prepares to meet the sharks.
SPAWN OF EL DIABLO
A profile shot of a white shark just breaching through the water’s surface on its side.
SPAWN OF EL DIABLO
A great white successfully makes a grab for the bait being tossed off the boat, getting a large mouthful of fish for a snack.
SPAWN OF EL DIABLO
A great white shark pops above the water’s surface, right near the team’s boat, to say hello.
SPAWN OF EL DIABLO
Devon Massyn stares on as we see a massive breach from a great white going for the seal decoy, trailing the team’s boat, with the city of Mossel Bay, South Africa in the background.
MECHASHARK
A shark swims in the foreground while Kina Scollay pilots SID in the background
MECHASHARK
A great white dive down from the surface
MECHASHARK
A great white shark swims by the dive cage
MECHASHARK
A great white tries to take a bite out of SID’s tail
MECHASHARK
A great white shark shows its teeth while swimming towards the camera
THE REAL SHARKNADO
Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, and Josh Gates kayak in the ocean.
RETURN TO LAIR OF THE GREAT WHITE
Shark in background, divers in right corner foreground underwater.
RETURN TO LAIR OF THE GREAT WHITE
Cage descending in water, divers inside underwater.
RETURN TO LAIR OF THE GREAT WHITE
Craig O’Connell behind his camera underwater.
TIGER QUEEN
Kinga Philipps dives in the waters of Turks and Caicos looking for male tiger sharks.
DR. PIMPLE POPPER POPS SHARK WEEK
Dr. Pimple Popper getting her hands wet.
DR. PIMPLE POPPER POPS SHARK WEEK
Dr. Pimple Popper is ready to meet the sharks.
DR. PIMPLE POPPER POPS SHARK WEEK
Dr. Pimple Popper braves the seas.
SHARKADELIC SUMMER 2
Marine biologist Giancarlo Thomae kayaks in the shallow waters of Monterey Bay in California right alongside a great white shark.
SHARKADELIC SUMMER 2
Shark fisheries biologist Greg Skomal, charter fisherman Chip Michalove, and shark researcher Jon Dodd bring their freshly hooked great white shark up alongside the hull in order to tag it and collect samples.
MEGA JAWS OF BIRD ISLAND
Great White Shark
MEGA JAWS OF BIRD ISLAND
Great white shark
MEGA JAWS OF BIRD ISLAND
Great White Shark
MEGA JAWS OF BIRD ISLAND
Great White Shark
RAGING BULLS
giant bull shark / Zambezi Shark swimming in deep blue water
RAGING BULLS
Giant bull shark / Zambezi Shark swimming in deep blue water
RAGING BULLS
giant bull shark / Zambezi Shark swimming in deep blue water
NINJA SHARKS 2: MUTANTS RISING
Shark on the move.
NINJA SHARKS 2: MUTANTS RISING
A shark swims past the crew.
NINJA SHARKS 2: MUTANTS RISING
This shark is ready for its next meal.
MONSTER SHARKS OF ANDROS ISLAND
A Great Hammerhead shark stalks the bottom of the Predator Channel.
MONSTER SHARKS OF ANDROS ISLAND
Annie Guttridge face to face with a silky shark.
MONSTER SHARKS OF ANDROS ISLAND
Annie Guttridge encounters a silky shark
MONSTER SHARKS OF ANDROS ISLAND
A Great Hammerhead shark stalks the bottom of the Predator Channel.
MYSTERY OF THE BLACK DEMON SHARK
Shark swims near large rock formation
MYSTERY OF THE BLACK DEMON SHARK
Shark in murky water
EXTINCT OR ALIVE: JAWS OF ALASKA
Forrest Galante Swims With Shark Near Top Of The Water
EXTINCT OR ALIVE: JAWS OF ALASKA
Forrest Galante Floats In The Water Near Glacier
EXTINCT OR ALIVE: JAWS OF ALASKA
Forrest Galante Swims With Shark Near Top Of The Water
EXTINCT OR ALIVE: JAWS OF ALASKA
Forrest Galante And Two Men Sit At The Back Of The Boat And Look Out At The Water
EXTINCT OR ALIVE: JAWS OF ALASKA
Large Shark Swims Through The Water
EXTINCT OR ALIVE: JAWS OF ALASKA
Forrest Galante Swims With Dolphins
RETURN TO SHARK VORTEX
Mako Shark.
RETURN TO SHARK VORTEX
Mako Shark.
SHARK WEEK BEST IN SHOW
Diving with a great white
SHARK WEEK BEST IN SHOW
Great white breach
SHARK WEEK BEST IN SHOW
Two sharks explore the mysterious visitor.
SHARK WEEK BEST IN SHOW
A shark swims towards camera.
ROGUE TIGER SHARK: THE HUNT FOR LAGERTHA
Silver Tip Shark
ROGUE TIGER SHARK: THE HUNT FOR LAGERTHA
Diver underneath Manta Ray
ROGUE TIGER SHARK: THE HUNT FOR LAGERTHA
White tip shark swimming under arch towards camera
ROGUE TIGER SHARK: THE HUNT FOR LAGERTHA
Silver tip shark biting at bait on the BRUV
ROGUE TIGER SHARK: THE HUNT FOR LAGERTHA
Silver Tip Shark side on with fish tail sticking out of it’s mouth
ROGUE TIGER SHARK: THE HUNT FOR LAGERTHA
Hammerhead Shark
THE GREAT HAMMERHEAD STAKEOUT
There are 8 species of hammerheads. The great hammerhead can reach up to 20 feet in length. Scientists refer to its head as a ‘cephalofoil’ because of its think, wing like appearance.
THE GREAT HAMMERHEAD STAKEOUT
Critically endangered Great hammerhead circles the tent habitat. Could Andros be an important stop over for Great Hammerheads?
THE GREAT HAMMERHEAD STAKEOUT
Andros fishermen talk of a giant shark known as ‘El –Diabalo’. Could it be a giant hammerhead?
THE GREAT HAMMERHEAD STAKEOUT
It’s a record! Ten hours and fifteen minutes after they entered the water, Tristan Guttridge and James Glancy resurface after living underwater with sharks