Meet the Blacktip Shark
In Meet the Blacktip Shark, naturalist Steve Backshall and Dr. Stephen Kajiura fly over water off the coast of Florida. They see the largest blacktip shark shoal in the world. This video is excerpted from BBC's Deadly 60, an award-winning nature and adventure show for kids in which narrator Steve Backshall has one mission: to travel the globe in search of 60 of the world's deadliest animals.
Lesson Express
Q: What are the sharks preparing to do?
A: They are getting ready to migrate north.
Q: What danger does climate change pose for blacktip sharks?
A: Water temperatures will rise and drive the sharks farther and farther north.
Q: What are the long-term effects of climate change on sharks?
A: The sharks will move farther north and will have an unforeseen impact on prey animals in new areas.
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