A look at some of the best Shark documentaries you can watch for free online.
(a). Full Documentaries.
1. Shark vs Crocodile: Which Is The Worst Killer? | Ben Cropp Documentary | Real Wild
Tiger sharks and crocodiles are attacking people and Ben Cropp was a victim of this. He journeys to the largest and most accessible fringing coral reef in Australia, Ningaloo Reef, off the coast of Western Australia, where he encounters the majestic whale shark. People report attacks from all over the world by sharks and crocodiles which begs the question, which one is the worse killer? #sharks #crocodile #tigershark
| Length | Date Published |
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| 52m 2s | 2023-01-02 |
2. Manny Puig Faces The Atlantic's Most Dangerous Sharks | Savage Wild | Real Wild
To truly understand nature you have to get face to face with it and Manny Puig jumps deep into the blue to meet some dangerous Mako Sharks and blue sharks 60 miles offshore. Manny Puig has the most thrilling shark encounters of his life and takes a leap into the deep in search of the most dangerous sharks in the Atlantic. #sharkweek #shark #sharks
| Length | Date Published |
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| 1h 21m 9s | 2022-12-12 |
3. Why Are There So Many Shark Attacks In South Africa? | Mystery Of Shark Beach | Real Wild
Second beach at Port St Johns is a small, rocky cove on the rural coast of southern Africa, well known locally for its surfers. But now a dramatic story of mysterious shark attacks is playing out as marauding sharks kill and eat local surfers. It has been the scene of 6 shark attacks, turning this peaceful stretch of beach into the African equivalent of Amity. Dr Matt Dicken is a biologist who is attempting to find answers and help prevent these attacks humanely. #SharkAttacks #Greatwhiteshark...
| Length | Date Published |
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| 49m 29s | 2022-09-12 |
4. Whale Shark: Amazing Lifestyle Of The Largest Fish In The Sea | Australia's Wild Places | Real Wild
On the remote coastline of Australia's northwest, there are great natural wonders to be found. Above the sea on this sun-baked coast, there is very little, but each year, mysterious ocean visitors arrive. The biggest fish in the sea, the whale shark, vanishes almost as soon as they arrive, but what brings them to this place at all? #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 49m 46s | 2022-06-23 |
5. Protecting Our Sharks and Humpbacks 4K | 1,000 Days For The Planet | Real Wild
The Sedna 4 team heads to the Azores which is one of the places where Hammerhead sharks can be found. Hammerhead sharks are amongst the most endangered sharks in the world, and the team aims to install temporary satellites on the young hammerhead sharks in hopes of protecting the Azores nursery habitats where they typically reside. The team then heads to Cocos island off the coast of Costa Rica to do the same there. Next, the Sedna 4 team then travels to Silver Bank, which is off the coast of...
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 1h 28m 25s | 2022-05-10 |
6. The Amazing Secret Lives Of Sharks | New Perspectives On An Ancient Predator | Real Wild
How much do we actually know about sharks? In this documentary learn about the indigo-eyed primitive vertebrate who has been on this earth over 500 million years! Biology Professor Franklin takes us on a journey to learn more about their behaviour and history. TW: Deceased sharks at 53:17 #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 55m 46s | 2022-01-22 |
7. The Shark Whisperer Saving Sharks From Extinction (4k Shark Documentary) | Saving Jaws | Real Wild
Existing before humans, dinosaurs, or even trees, sharks are some of the oldest creatures on our planet. Ocean Ramsey is known as The Shark Whisperer, and she's working hard to save endangered sharks from extinction. Whilst there are over 480 species of shark, the most well known - and feared - is the Great White Shark. However with an average of 7 humans a year killed by sharks, and 70 - 100 million sharks per year killed by humans, even the Great White is now listed as Vulnerable. Saving Jaws...
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 58m 46s | 2021-10-12 |
8. The Incredible Untold Story Of Shark Reef (Shark Documentary) | Of Shark And Man | Real Wild
Of Shark and Man is a groundbreaking film about one man's journey to get closer than anyone thought possible, to the world's biggest Bull Sharks and tell the incredible untold story of Shark Reef in Fiji, one of the greatest marine conservation successes of all time. A love letter to nature's most misunderstood predator, in which the shark is the hero. The Incredible Untold Story Of Shark Reef (Shark Documentary) | Of Shark And Man | Real Wild #RealWild #Documentary #OfSharkAndMan
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 1h 21m 10s | 2021-05-25 |
9. The Greenland Shark: The Search For A 400-Year-Old Monster | Natural Kingdom | Real Wild
Featuring exclusive footage of a species never before filmed in the wild, Searching For A Monster chronicles an incredible four-year scientific quest to find and explore one of nature's most reclusive, little-known creatures; the Greenland Shark. The Greenland Shark: Searching For A 400-Year-Old Monster | Natural Kingdom | Real Wild #RealWild #Documentary #GreenlandShark #SearchingForAMonster
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 45m 8s | 2021-05-02 |
10. Sharks: The Kings Of The Ocean (Animal Documentary) | Sharks | Real Wild
The shark, being at the centre of many myths and legends is one of the most misunderstood animals of this planet. The lord of the ocean - beautiful, gigantic, playful, and dangerous with hundreds of stories about sharks. #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 47m 56s | 2020-11-21 |
11. The Migration Of The Ragged-Tooth Shark (Wildlife Documentary) | Ragged Tooth | Real Wild
The Ragged-tooth shark has a formidable reputation - but the truth about this animal is very different. We follow this incredible shark on its biannual migration along the South African coast and venture deep into underwater caves to study its dramatic mating behaviour. #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 48m 51s | 2020-09-12 |
12. The Risks That Blue Sharks Are Facing From Fishing (Environmental Documentary) | Real Wild
Scientist Jean Lemire leads a crew aboard the oceanographic schooner Sedna IV on a 1,000-day journey that takes the team across Earth. The goal of the crew – made up of mariners, scientists and filmmakers – is to reveal the planet's beauty and understand how Earth's ecosystems work #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 47m 23s | 2019-12-14 |
13. Diving With Sharks: Thrill Seeking Or Dangerous? | Shark Divers | Real Wild
SHARK DIVERS are people who study, photograph, interact with and even wrestle with some of the most terrifying creatures on earth. A select group of skilled professionals routinely work with, or near the animals out in the wild and in aquariums. This feature-length documentary focuses on this diverse and eclectic group – each with different motives in their unusual fields. Some are adrenaline junkies and many are staunch conservationists. Together, they form a community of people fascinated by...
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 1h 31m 37s | 2019-09-29 |
14. Nearly Bitten In Half By A Great White Shark | Human Prey | Real Wild
Recounting bone-chilling attacks by some of the world’s most lethal predators, Human Prey presents harrowing true stories of people who were attacked by wild animals...and lived to tell the tale. #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 48m 7s | 2019-06-20 |
15. Former Shark Hunter Now Dedicates His Life To Saving Sharks| Real Wild Documentary
Ben Cropp was once a shark hunter. Now as a leading marine expert and conservationist, he shares with us his stories that take us from hunting to saving these denizens of the deep. His shipwreck museum houses all the relics he has found off the Australian coast. His most significant discovery was that of the HMS Pandora in 1977. The Pandora was a British Man-o-war enroute to England with the captured mutineers of the famous Bounty. Ben prepares for another expedition of sharks. His grown up sons...
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 52m 24s | 2019-05-05 |
16. The World's Strangest Sharks | The Blue Realm | Real Wild
Shark Business unravels some of the mysteries surrounding sharks with controversial behaviorist Dr. Erich Ritter. You'll witness divers testing the limits of shark-human interaction outside of cages with dangerous sharks such as lemon, bull and even great white sharks! #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 46m 52s | 2019-04-25 |
17. Is The Shark Population Under Threat? | The Blue Realm | Real Wild Documentary
There's no doubt sharks have an image problem. And they're certainly in trouble globally. The population of some species has declined by more than 90% due to overfishing. But there's still one place in the world where sharks thrive - the Bahamas. Sharks not only prosper there, they are highly protected. It's one of the few places in the world where killing a shark is illegal. #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 44m 38s | 2019-04-11 |
18. Whale Sharks: The Gentle Giants Of The Sea | The Blue Realm | Real Wild
Scientists are racing against time to save the whale shark. Utilizing space-age technology from NASA and the Hubble Telescope, researchers are able to identify, catalogue and track individual animals. #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 49m 52s | 2019-04-04 |
19. When Shark Divers Go Too Far | The Blue Realm | Real Wild
Examining the new trend of encountering sharks with no protective cages; including the first death. #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 49m 53s | 2019-03-14 |
20. Why Shark Baiting Is Being Banned (Shark Documentary) | The Blue Realm | Real Wild
A natural history series about amazing creatures of the sea. Utilizing superb High-Definition imagery, engaging stories, and leading marine scientists the series takes viewers on extraordinary journeys of discovery! #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 44m 19s | 2019-01-31 |
21. The Truth about Great White Sharks (Shark Documentary) | Real Wild
The great white shark is one of the world's most vilified predators. Its maligned public image arises from occasionally attacking humans, but more importantly by its popular portrayal as a man-eater by media. #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 48m 19s | 2018-12-02 |
22. In Search Of The Great Basking Shark | Weird Creatures | Real Wild Documentary
Join host Nick Baker as he travels the globe in search of some of the weirdest, ugliest, and downright bizarre animals that grace the planet. Watch as he cranks-up the weirdness factor, taking us to some of the remotest and most inhospitable corners on earth on his mission to reveal a selection of incredibly unique and unbelievable animals. This week he's diving for incredibly dangerous Basking Sharks, the second largest living shark today. Will he find one? Will he get close? #RealWild...
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 47m 1s | 2018-09-08 |
23. Ningaloo Reef: Where The Giants Of The Ocean Meet (Wildlife Documentary) | Real Wild
Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia is where, every April, Whale Shark go on a spectacular feeding frenzy on their migration around the Indian Ocean. Australian legend Ben Cropp embarks on a journey to see what the deal with these sharks is. #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 51m 59s | 2018-04-28 |
24. Tiger Shark: The Thug Of The Sea (Wildlife Documentary) | Real Wild
The Tiger Shark, legendary thug of the sea, is responsible for the majority of shark attacks in tropical waters around the world. #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 52m 10s | 2018-04-25 |
25. Deadly Predators: Sharks Vs Crocodiles (Animal Wildlife) | Real Wild
They can both be amongst the most dangerous animals in the wrong situation. Which do you like more, Shark or Crocodile? #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 51m 59s | 2018-03-11 |
26. The Vicious Rivalry Between Sharks and Vulnerable Crocodile | The Predator's Bay | Real Wild
These aren't the Crocs you want on your feet. #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 49m 51s | 2018-03-07 |
27. Beyond Jaws: The Real Lives of Sharks (Shark Documentary) | Real Wild
An amazing account of biologist Mark Marks' adventure to document his remarkable research, which is changing the way we view these giants of the sea. We follow Mark into shark-infested waters and document his quest to answer the challenge to save the enigmatic great white shark. Venture with him to unlock their secrets and meet the white shark, outside the cage! #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 47m 49s | 2017-11-29 |
28. The Cuddly Shark (Shark Documentary) | Real Wild
This film looks at sharks from a new angle - riding a surfboard in Hawaii and California. The film contains interviews with shark attack survivors and with scientists who are trying to find out how to minimise attacks in the future. #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 49m 53s | 2017-07-24 |
29. What Happens When Man Faces Shark (Wildlife Documentary) | Real Wild
Thrilling documentary charting the changing and dangerous relationship between man and sharks. Are sharks vulnerable and misunderstood creatures of the sea? Or vicious and bloodthirsty monsters of the deep? Sharks On Trial gets to the heart of what is a fearsome and fascinating debate - and reveals that many of those whose lives have been devastated by attacks believe we have to learn to cohabit with sharks rather than kill them. Featuring footage of real shark attacks and shark hunts, alongside...
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 47m 53s | 2017-04-19 |
30. The Barbaric World Of Shark Finning | Real Wild Documentary
After being hunted close to extinction the Great White Shark is now a protected species in South Africa. However, thousands of other sharks are still being killed. Many sharks are hunted for their fins alone, to satisfy an enormous demand for shark fin soup in the Far East. This film exposes the cruelty of live finning, see for yourself... #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 49m 35s | 2017-02-20 |
(b). Mini-Documentaries.
1. Swimming With The Atlantic's Most Dangerous Sharks (Wildlife Documentary) | Savage Wild | Real Wild
Manny is back in the deep of the Atlantic ocean in search of the deep blue's most dangerous sharks. #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 21m 41s | 2020-10-29 |
2. The Atlantic Ocean's Most Dangerous Sharks | Savage Wild | Real Wild
Today on Savage WIld, Manny takes a leap into the deep in search of the most dangerous sharks in the Atlantic. #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 21m 43s | 2020-10-22 |
3. Extreme Shark Diver Gets A Close Encounter With A Mako Shark | Savage Wild | Real Wild
60 miles offshore, surrounded by multiple mako and blue sharks, Manny Puig has the most thrilling shark encounters of his life. #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 21m 9s | 2020-08-27 |
4. Manny Puig Swims With Mako Sharks | Savage Wild | Real Wild
To truly understand nature you have to get face to face with it and today Manny Puig jumps deep into the blue to meet some dangerous Mako Sharks. #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 21m 9s | 2020-08-20 |
5. Sharks: The Predators Of The Ocean | Wild About | Real Wild
In the depths of the deep blue lives some of the most feared creatures on the planet, sharks. We dive below the waves and learn the ins and outs of all things sharks and find out there's more to jaws than meets the eye. #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 24m 4s | 2020-06-04 |
6. The Day The Whole World Changed | Amazing Animals | Real Wild
On Amazing Animals, we provide an informative study of priceless footage of animals and wildlife from all over the world. This episode we focus on Dinosaurs! And what their extinction meant Sharks, Birds & Turtles. #RealWild #Documentary
| Length | Date Published |
|---|---|
| 24m 28s | 2018-08-28 |
