Frankenshark
Duration: 1 x 60'
Contact Sales Collection: AnimalTogether with shark experts, anatomists and visual effects artists, this unique one-off, undertakes the ultimate experiment: designing the greatest apex predator that nature never created.
What if evolution could be redesigned?
Across more than 500 species, sharks have evolved an astonishing arsenal of biological superpowers. Some can detect the faintest electrical signals from hidden prey. Others can survive in fresh water, burst through the ocean at incredible speed, camouflage themselves against the seabed or deliver one of the most devastating bites in the animal kingdom. But no single shark possesses every one of these extraordinary adaptations. Until now.
Marine biologist Tristan Guttridge assembles a team of leading shark experts, anatomists and visual effects artists to undertake the ultimate thought experiment: designing the greatest apex predator that nature never created. Combining the most remarkable traits from dozens of shark species, they build "Frankenshark" - a scientifically grounded hybrid engineered from the deadliest features ever to evolve beneath the waves.
As each extraordinary adaptation is added, the team reveals the remarkable science behind shark evolution, uncovering why these animals have dominated the oceans for more than 400 million years. Cutting-edge CGI brings Frankenshark to life in stunning detail, allowing viewers to witness how these incredible biological systems work together inside a predator unlike anything ever seen.
But creating the perfect hunter raises an even bigger question. Could such a creature actually survive? Would evolution ever favour this combination of traits, or are nature's designs already perfectly balanced? Through expert analysis, spectacular visualisations and dramatic simulations, Frankenshark puts the ultimate predator to the test, challenging everything we think we know about the world's most successful hunters.
Part science, part engineering challenge, Frankenshark is an exhilarating exploration of the incredible adaptations that have made sharks the undisputed rulers of the ocean.
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Frankenshark
Together with shark experts, anatomists and visual effects artists, this unique one-off, undertakes the ultimate experiment: designing the greatest apex predator that nature never created.
Series Duration: 1 x 60'
Resolution: HD
Genres: Nat. History & Science