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NATURE & WILDLIFE
secret shark pits
In the waters surrounding the volcanic island of Mauritius lie hidden secret worlds
that are infested with sharks, creating one of the ocean’s great spectacles: shark
pits.
No one knows how many of these pits there are, and no one knows why they
attract so many sharks. What is known is that the sharks keep coming to these
areas, and that their behaviour there is very unusual. The grey reef shark that is
common to the pits shows almost no aggression while there. They also do not
seem to need to swim constantly, despite famously needing to do so usually. Definition Episodes
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What is it about these pits that alter the sharks’ behaviour so noticeably? Why do Producer YOP
the sharks gather in these pits? Talking Pictures & Off the 2008
Fence
To find the answers to these questions, two dedicated men will enter the unusual
sunken pits to investigate. Hugues Vitry, local dive guide and naturalist who
originally discovered the Shark Pits, will lead Ryan Johnson, shark scientist, into the
labyrinthine reefs, caverns and caves on a journey of discovery.
