Oceans 4Ever

It’s the largest predatory fish on earth.

Reaching up to 20 feet long, weighing up to 6,000 pounds, sporting serrated teeth and an ability to smell blood in the water up to three miles away, the Great White shark is

JUST.

PLAIN.

COOL!!!

It’s also an extremely important part of the ocean’s ecosystem, and, as you might guess, a bit tough to get close to.

Head out with an elite team of shark scientists and sports fisherman as they pilot a specially-equipped research boat on the high seas to find, tag and release this magnificent creature so they can track, research and unlock the mysteries of the Great White.

This Sunday, 9PM Eastern/Pacific time, on the NatGEO Channel (and Sundays all summer @ 10PM Eastern/Pacific).

Check out this preview of episode one (and trust us, we’ve seen it – you don’t want to miss this adventure!), then find your local listings and tune in!

There’s more: NatGeo is giving away a trip to San Diego that includes a one-day excursion at sea with the crew of Expedition Great White. Contest starts on Sunday and you can enter here.

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Hey, Ocean Lovers!

Today’s FFF is on the Ocean Sunfish, also called the Mola Mola (our favorite name for it).

You might not call this fish freaky, but its shape is the most unusual fish-like shape of any fish I’ve ever seen. Here are some quick facts about the Ocean Sunfish:

• Mola Mola is the most commonly seen Ocean Sunfish, and is called the Common or round-tailed Mola. Other varieties include Masturus lanceolatus (sharp-tailed Mola) and Ranzania leavis (slender Mola).
• Its “Ocean Sunfish” name comes from its tendency to “lie” atop the waves and appear to be sunbathing.
• It has sandpaper-like skin and is opalescent silver color.
• It’s the heaviest of all bony fish, weighing about one ton when fully grown, and it’s the biggest jelly-muncher in the ocean (see next fact).
• Mola Mola eat a variety of foods, but frenquently dine on jellyfish, Portugese man o-war and even squid.
• There’s an official site to go to here to check out a map of Mola sightings, read research, get more facts and even adopt an Ocean Sunfish for yourself!

You can check them out in this video:

Have a great Memorial Day weekend, everyone!

~Alexa

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Kids, have your parents set the TiVo for this one, if you want to see what happened to the Deep Water Horizon oil rig as it exploded.

It looks like it will prove to be THE show to watch on the spill and its ever-growing aftermath, including some never-before-seen footage filmed by the salvage crew as they tried to get close to the burning oil rig , which exploded in the Gulf of Mexico April 20th.

The NatGEO film crew happened to be shooting at the time the rig exploded, as well, so the special includes their behind-the-scenes footage.

Gulf Oil Spill airs Thursday night on NatGEO, 10 PM ET/PT.

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