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Swimming With Sharks

In Swimming With Sharks, naturalist Steve Backshall explains why sharks face danger from human activity. He goes shark diving in the Bahamas to learn how shark conservation can help the local economy. 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.

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Bahamas
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Deadly 60
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4:35
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Q: Why are there so many sharks in the Bahamas?
A: Fishing for sharks is not allowed.

Q: What have the people in the Bahamas done to protect sharks?
A: They have encouraged diving with sharks so that people learn to love them and want to protect them.

Q: Why is feeding sharks controversial?
A: Feeding sharks can change their natural behavior.

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