Steve Backshall goes wild with BBOWT!
Wildlife adventurer and President of the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust, Steve Backshall has backed the UK’s favourite nature challenge – 30 Days Wild.
Wildlife adventurer and President of the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust, Steve Backshall has backed the UK’s favourite nature challenge – 30 Days Wild.
The porbeagle shark is a member of the shark family Lamnidae, making it one of the closest living relatives of the great white shark.
The thresher shark is a migratory species and passes through UK waters in the summer months. If you’re lucky, you might see this magnificent shark jump high out of the water in to the air.
This slender and elegant shark species is often found close to shore all around our coasts and can grow up to 6 feet long.
This gentle giant is the largest shark in UK seas, reaching up to 12m in length. There's no need to fear them though, they only eat plankton!
It's easy to see where the blue shark got its name from. These sleek, elegant sharks have beautiful metallic blue backs which provide brilliant camouflage out in the open ocean.
This slender shark gets its name from the spines in front of its dorsal fin. It can use these spines to defend itself by curling in a bow and striking at a predator.
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