BBC - As far as experts are aware, the birth of a great white shark has never been witnessed, but Carlos Gauna may have captured the closest thing to that. Carlos has found fame on YouTube as TheMalibuArtist and has filmed incredible shots of sharks from above with his drone. "You're basically viewing the sharks...
NEWSWEEK - For the first time, a live baby great white shark has been spotted in the wild. The shark was around 5 feet long already and pure white, unlike its grey-colored adult counterparts, leading scientists to believe it could be a baby great white, according to a new paper discussing the finding in the...
THE DAILY MAIL - The first sighting of a newborn great white shark has been revealed in a new image that captured a five-foot-long, all-white predator swimming of the coast of California. The newborn great white shark was believed to be just hours old when scientists spotted it only 1,000 feet from the beach in...
CBS NEWS - Great white sharks are among the most notable of the ocean's apex predators, but a crucial part of their existence has never before been recorded, or even seen – until now. For the first time ever, an infant great white shark is believed to have been caught on camera, shortly after it...
POPULAR SCIENCE - A wildlife filmmaker and biology doctoral student have taken what could be the first picture of a newborn great white shark. The images and findings are described in a study published January 29 in the journal Environmental Biology of Fishes. On July 9, 2023, filmmaker Carlos Gauna and University of California, Riverside...
THE WASHINGTON POST - A scientist and a wildlife filmmaker have captured what may be rare photos and video of a newborn great white shark, seen swimming just off the California coast near Santa Barbara. The footage, filmed by a drone last July, is stirring up excitement tinged with skepticism among experts who are eager...
NPR / KCRW - The megalodon went extinct 3.6 million years ago, and is thought to be the largest shark that ever swam the Earth. But there's debate over what it looked like. Most scientists have described it as a bigger version of today's great white shark, a depiction that has informed its appearance on...
ZME SCIENCE - The Megalodon, an ancient shark that dominated the oceans millions of years ago, has often been portrayed as a monstrous, oversized great white shark. This image, perpetuated by popular movies like “The Meg,” has been ingrained in the public consciousness. However, a new study is turning this perception on its head. Formally...
POPULAR MECHANICS - We’re not quite sure if a new description of the extinct megalodon shark makes it more or less frightening. The fresh theory—described in a theory that was recently published in Palaeontologia Electronica—claims that the ancient creature was longer and slenderer than previously thought, with new estimates putting the size of the potentially...
UNILAD - For those of you who aren't aware of the legend of the megalodon - no it's not some made-up word a group of lads came up with in one of their group chats - it's the name of the largest shark ever known. The shark - known as Megalodon or simply The Meg...