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About The Cuddly Shark (Shark Documentary)

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. Content licensed by ITV Global to Little Dot Studios.

The Cuddly Shark (Shark Documentary) is presented by Real Wild. Its listed runtime is 50 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

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Title
The Cuddly Shark (Shark Documentary)
Category
Society
Runtime
50 minutes
Language
English
Publisher
Real Wild

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