Feast of the Giant Sharks

Once a year, off the coast of Belize, in the deep ocean, the waters fill with life. These are more than fish, more than just schools of fish - these are miles of fish. And amongst these fish is the largest, most mysterious one of all. National Geographic's FEAST OF THE GIANT SHARKS joins marine biologist Will Heyman of the Nature Conservancy and Rachel Graham from the university of York as they explore Belize's fabulous Gladden Spit to find out why it attracts so many whale sharks. Whale Sharks are the largest fish in the ocean. They can grow to over forty feet long and are thought to live a hundred years. But no one knows much about their behavior, population size, traveling habits, when or where they mate - or when they reach sexual maturity. And why do they always return to Gladden Spit - a place Will describes as "so magical, so wonderful and so intact" and an area that has now been declared a marine reserve by the government of Belize, allowing it to remain as it is - and as it has always been. In FEAST OF THE GIANT SHARKS Will and Rachel take you underwater to swim with whale sharks, as they strive to find the secrets of these magnificent, illusive creatures.