Great White Code Red

The attack is the finale, but it’s what happens in the lead up that is truly fascinating. How can it detect the heartbeat of its prey? What enables it to see in near complete darkness? And why will it die if it ever stops swimming? To truly understand how the Great White hunts, we must go deep beneath the skin of this shark to reveal the six incredible senses that trigger a code red attack.

Drs Cliff and O’Connell slice into the enormous body of the Great White shark, along with the help of state of the art CGI, to deconstruct each sensory weapon. How does the shark home in on its prey? Is it the shark’s hearing or super smell? Is it the sensitivity to vibrations or visual cues? What about the shark’s extraordinary sixth sense? The Great White shark’s awesome senses are the product of over 400 million years of evolution. Nothing within a mile radius can escape the attention of this predator.

Great White Code Red reveals how such an awesome feat of biological engineering is possible. The Great White works like a supercomputer processing information every step of the way. It is a highly sensitive, intelligent hunter that operates an armoury of highly tuned, specialised and ingenious senses. And when all these senses have been activated, is it ‘Code Red’ for the Great White?